I rode the Albion boat over to the Criterion Theatre to see The 39 Steps on the weekend.
A brilliant adaptation by Patrick Barlow of Hitchcock’s 1935 film, the play doesn’t pause for breath.The plot galloped along with only 4 actors playing over 100 characters. This means lots of running around putting on different hats and using props in ingenious ways making the play hold-your-sides-wet-yourself funny. Full of comical chase scenes, secret agents and murders it even fits in a love story and some Shakespearean cross-dressing. Flippin’ brilliant!
So totally randomly here are some other facts about the number 39.
39 is a song by Bryan Ferry and also one by Queen.
39 is the atomic number of Yttrium, used to make the red colour in your TV.
39 is the number of times citizens in Ancient Rome beat their slaves.
39 is the number of smarties on the perfect chocolate cake.
3x3=9 and then, that’s like, both the numbers right there!
Crew member Aimee over and out.
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