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John Buchan's gripping whodunit - memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 - is thrillingly adapted for the stage and transfers to the West End after a sensational sell-out run at the Tricycle Theatre.
Nothing has been cut from this hilarious and spectacular version of Britain's most spell-binding thriller - legendary scenes include The Chase on the Flying Scotsman, The Escape on the Forth Bridge, The First Theatrical Bi-Plane Crash ever staged and the death-defying (or nearly!) finale at the London Palladium.
With four actors playing a minimum of one hundred and thirty-nine roles, The 39 Steps proves to be the most astonishing theatrical tour de force of the year.
Winner Best New Comedy
Olivier Awards 2007
Winner Best New Comedy
Whatsonstage Award 2007
"Clever, very funny, imaginative and brilliantly acted"
The Guradian
"A dizzy theatrical game played with wit and versatility" * * * *
The Times
"Hugely entertaining... . Clever, witty, ingenious" * * * *
Sunday Times
"Dizzyingly entertaining show"
Daily Telegraph
"A wonderful triumph of theatre"
BBC Radio 4
"Rollicking fun"
The Times
"A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic. * * * *"
Sunday Times
"Just the ticket"
Evening Standard
"What the West End has been waiting for"
The Observer
"Hilarious. * * * *"
Sunday Express
Martyn was born in Swansea, South Wales. He trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.
Theatre credits include: Lilly Pepper in RED PEPPERS, Barbara Faber in THE ASTONISHED HEART, Jane Featherways in FAMILY ALBUM, Lady Maureen Gilpin in HANDS ACROSS THE SEA, Doris Gow in FUMED OAK and Victoria Gayforth in SHADOW PLAY: all part of TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Minerva Theatre, Chichester); Cathy Seldon in SINGIN‘ IN THE RAIN (Sadler's Wells and Leicester Haymarket Theatres); Cassie in A CHORUS LINE (Sheffield Crucible); Alexander Spofford in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (Prince of Wales Theatre); Roxie Heart in CHICAGO (Adelphi and Cambridge Theatres); Dot\Marie in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Leicester Haymarket Theatre); Helena in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Cannizaro Park); Laurey in OKLAHOMA! (the National and Lyceum Theatres, London and the Gershwin Theatre, New York. Nominated for an Olivier award, Outer Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Musical and Astaire award nomination for Outstanding Dance): Cassie in A CHORUS LINE (national tour); THE GOODBYE GIRL (Albery Theatre); Maggie in A CHORUS LINE (Derby Playhouse); Iris Kelly in FAME (Cambridge Theatre); Dream Laurey in OKLAHOMA! (national tour); CAROUSEL (the National and Shaftesbury Theatres) and workshop performances of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (National Theatre Studio), THE WOMAN IN WHITE (Sydmonton Festival), THE AMBITION BIRD (Cardiff Festival of Musical Theatre), THE THING ABOUT MEN (New Players Theatre).
Theatre includes: THE LATE HENRY MOSS, THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Almeida); THE 39 STEPS, MARAT / SADE, WILD HONEY, HAPPY HAVEN (West Yorkshire Playhouse); INTERIOR, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Young Vic); RED DEMON (Young Vic & Bunkamura, Japan); PERICLES, THE TEMPEST (RSC); THE LION KING (Royal Lyceum Theatre); SNAKE (Hampstead); GAS STATION ANGEL (Royal Court); THE FRONT PAGE (Donmar); FULL MOON (Theatr Clwyd / Young Vic); WELDON RISING (Royal Court / Liverpool Playhouse); WOMAN IN MIND (Theatre Royal Windsor), DAMNED FOR DESPAIR, THREE JUDGEMENTS IN ONE (Gate); GOOD PERSON IN SETZUAN (National); MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS (Contact, Manchester); INVENTING A NEW COLOUR (Royal Court / Bristol Old Vic); PRIVATES ON PARADE (Bolton Octagon); CATCH 22 (Dukes, Lancaster); MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Theatr Clwyd); MABINOGI (Moving Being).
Jo trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Patrick Barlow created the National Theatre of Brent in 1980, in which he plays Artistic Director and Chief Executive Desmond Olivier Dingle. Their legendary two-man epics for the theatre include THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, ZULU!, THE BALCK HOLD OF CALCUTTA, WAGNER'S RING CYCLE. THE MESSIAH (Tricycle Theatre), THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SEX, THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (Tricycle Theatre), LOVE UPON THE THRONE – THE CHARLES AND DIANA STORY (nominated for an Olivier) and THE WONDER OF SEX at the National Theatre. Their complete history of the world ALL THE WORLD'S A GLOBE (with Jim Broadbent) was transmitted on Radio 4 and won a Sony Gold Award for Best Adapted Comedy and Premier Ondas for Best European Comedy. More recent radio work (with John Ramm and Martin Duncan) includes the COMPLETE AND UTTER HISTORY OF THE MONA LISA which won a Sony Gold for Best Comedy and New York Festival Award for Best Comedy and THE MESSIAH which was transmitted on Radio 4 in Christmas 2006. Most recently the company presented their acclaimed series THE ARTS AND HOW THEY WAS DONE which was transmitted (also on Radio 4) in April 2007. Please refer to nationaltheatreofbrent.com for full and unexpurgated details of the company's work and history.



