STAGE & STORY: "The 39 Steps" and "The 39 Steps"

Join Audrey at the wonderfully charming Lantern Theater to watch The 39 Steps, a parody play adapted from the 1915 novel of the same name and the 1935 play by Alfred Hitchcock. After the show, we'll head to an early dinner at TBD to discuss the play and the book. Limit 15. First pay goes. Full refund if you cancel 30 days in advance of show or anytime if someone takes your spot.

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2:00pm STAGE: The 39 Steps
Where: St. Stephen’s Theater (Lantern Theater Company)
923 Ludlow Street

This performance includes a free post-show discussion with members of the cast, moderated by Lantern resident dramaturg Meghan Winch.

A spy thriller or a rollicking comedy? Why not both! We travel from London to the Scottish Highlands and back again in this absurdist play about a social dandy trying to thwart the theft of state military secrets. Winner of the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and a 2008 Tony Award® nominee for Best Play, this riotous adaptation of The 39 Steps was inspired by John Buchan's 1915 adventure novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film and continues to delight audiences today.

FEE: $47
Tickets are first pay, goes and limited to 15 people.
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Accessibility
Unfortunately, St. Stephen's Theater requires navigating a flight of stairs and is therefore not accessible to patrons using a wheelchair. No elevator service is available.

THE STORY: The 39 Steps by John Buchan
Genre: Classic, Adventure

Selected as one of the 100 best novels in English in The Guardian

Recently returned from South Africa, adventurer Richard Hannay is bored with life, but after a chance encounter with an American who informs him of an assassination plot and is then promptly murdered in Hannay’s London flat, he becomes the obvious suspect and is forced to go on the run. He heads north to his native Scotland, fleeing the police and his enemies. Hannay must keep his wits about him if he is to warn the government before all is too late.

This classic spy thriller sold a million copies before Buchan died in 1940, has been adapted countless times for film, television and the stage, and features the most exciting chase in the history of fiction.

Happy Reading!
Audrey

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