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Professional Touring Show: The 39 Steps

Suspense-meister Alfred Hitchcock probably never imagined his thriller "The 39 Steps" had the makings of a hilarious comedy, but this show is a dizzy delight. If you know the movie (and you don't have to know it to enjoy this romp), the plot stays close to Hitchcock's version of John Buchan's 1915 novel. This ingenious spoof retells the classic 1935 spy movie using only four actors and a mix of mime, slapstick, sight gags, melodrama and, in one particularly amusing scene, puppets.melodrama and, in one particularly amusing scene, puppets.

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