Adapted by Patrick Barlow

From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon

Oct 9-31 | East Sonora

2027 Season

Approximately 2 hours

The 39 Steps contains theatrical gunshots, staged violence, murder, peril, and mild suggestive humor. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Playing in rotating rep with Romeo & Juliet

Richard Hannay wants nothing more than a quiet night at the theatre. Instead, he meets a glamorous stranger who claims to be a spy—and by morning, she is dead in his apartment. Framed for her murder, Hannay races across Britain with the police and a shadowy organization close behind, desperate to clear his name and uncover the secret of “The 39 Steps.”

Patrick Barlow’s ingenious adaptation turns Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller into a delirious theatrical adventure. Four actors create more than 150 characters at breakneck speed, transforming into detectives, villains, train passengers, innkeepers, spies, and more through fearless physical comedy, rapid-fire costume changes, and wildly inventive stagecraft.

Equal parts espionage, romance, and theatrical mischief, The 39 Steps is a two-time Tony Award-winning comedy for anyone who loves Hitchcock, Monty Python, or the sheer magic of live theatre.

Playing at the East Sonora Theatre, 13891 Mono Way, Sonora, CA, 1/4 mile east of The Junction Shopping Center.

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The 39 Steps is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

“Ingenious! A dizzy delight!”

Daily News

“Riotous… marvelous!”

New York Post

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East Sonora Theatre

13891 Mono Way
​Sonora, CA 95370​

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Patrick Barlow

Patrick Barlow

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Besides his version of Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur, Patrick Barlow’s Olivier-nominated adaptation of A Christmas Carol has played off-Broadway and London’s West End while his 4-person adaptation of The 39 Steps has played in over forty countries worldwide, winning Olivier, Helpmann, Moliere and Tony Awards and making Patrick the most performed playwright in America for 2012/13. Most recently, his rewriting of John Milton’s Comus has played to critical acclaim at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

Patrick is also celebrated in the UK for his two-man theatre company National Theatre of Brent, whose comedy epics include Wagner’s Ring Cycle, The Charles and Diana Story, The Messiah, The Wonder of Sex, The Arts and How They Was Done, The Black Hole of Calcutta, The Life and Times of the Dalai Lama and Zulu! They have won two Sony Gold Awards, a Premier Ondas Award for Best European Comedy and the New York Festival Gold Award for Best Comedy.

Other screenwriting includes Van Gogh (Prix Futura Berlin Film Festival), Revolution!! (Best Comedy Jerusalem Film Festival) and the BAFTA-winning The Young Visiters. Publications include Shakespeare: The Truth! and The Complete History of the Whole World. Patrick has also appeared in Absolutely Fabulous, Shakespeare in Love, Notting Hill, Nanny McPhee and Bridget Jones’s Diary. He is currently writing theatre versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles and Dracula.