The 39 Steps at Ensemble Theatre Company

Richard Hannay, a debonair gentleman, is at a London theatre, when a fight breaks out and shots are fired. In the ensuing panic, he finds himself holding the hand of the frightened Annabella, a spy who tells him that she has uncovered a plot to steal vital military secrets by an espionage organization called the "39 Steps". The next morning, when she turns up dead, he finds himself on the run. With lightning quick costume changes that are reminiscent of The Mystery of Irma Vep, a cast of 4 plays over 140 characters in this fast-paced farce that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Hitchcock.

Authors

• Alfred Hitchcock
• John Buchan
• Nobby Dimon
• Patrick Barlow
• Simon Corble