27 – 31 May
Audiences can look forward to a night of glamour, romance, jeopardy and a liberal sprinkling of tender truths at the end of the month when the world première staging of Emma Rice’s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest visits the Theatre Royal Bath from Tuesday 27th to Saturday 31stMay.
It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another… But that is exactly what happens to Roger Thornhill, reluctant hero of North by Northwest, when a mistimed phone call to his mother lands him smack bang in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy. Now he’s on the run, dodging spies, airplanes and a femme fatale who might not be all she seems.
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking of the 1959 movie that turns the original thriller on its head. With just six shape-shifting performers, a fabulous ’50s soundtrack and a LOT of hats, this dazzling production plays with the heart, mind and soul.
Wise Children’s ensemble cast are Mirabelle Gremaud as Anna, Patrycja Kujawska as Eva Kendall, Simon Oskarsson as Valerian, Katy Owen as The Professor, Karl Queensborough as Philip Vandamm and Ewan Wardrop as Roger Thornhill.
Director: Emma Rice; Set and Costume Designer: Rob Howell; Sound Designer: Simon Baker; Lighting Designer: Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer and Movement Director: Etta Murfitt; Creative Consultant: Mark Kaufman.
Wise Children’s production of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is a co-production with York Theatre Royal, HOME Manchester and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse.
Based on the Turner Entertainment Co. Film North by Northwest. Produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kay & McLean Productions.
Tickets for Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest are on sale at the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 and online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Photography credit: Steve Tanner
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