Theatre: The 39 Steps  

Based on the work by Alfred HITCHKOCK and John BUCHAN Original concept: Simon CORBLE and Nobby DIMON Theatrical adaptation: Patrick BARLOW French adaptation: Gérald SIBLEYRAS With the murder of Scudder, Richard Hannay finds himself, overnight, embroiled in an extraordinary adventure. At the heart of the story: a secret but terribly powerful organisation, an international conspiracy and... an incomprehensible code word. Richard Hannay has just twenty days to put the pieces of this bewildering puzzle together... Twenty days in which to watch this phlegmatic Briton flee across Scotland, disguise himself to elude his pursuers and set a strange castle on fire. "The 39 Steps is a parody of Hitchcock's 1935 film of the same name. The play won the 2010 Molière for Best Comedy Play and Best Adaptation.