The box office smash hit returns. The magic of film and theatre combine in this incredible production. Don't miss Alfred Hitchcock’s supreme comedy of suspense live on stage! Two weeks only at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Every twist, every thrill, every hairbreadth escape from Hitchcock's original genius work is retained for this stunning new stage adaptation from director Simon Phillips and adapted for the stage by Carolyn Burns. Much-loved musical theatre and comedy superstar Gina Riley joins the existing stellar line up for the 2016 season, including Matt Day, Amber McMahon, Matt Hetherington, Nicholas Bell, Ian Bliss, Sheridan Harbridge, Leon Cain, Tony Llewellyn Jones, Lucas Stibbard and Lachlan Woods, plus another exciting addition to the cast, Lyall Brooks.
Roger O. Thornhill is a suave and successful advertising executive, abducted by thugs who insist he is a man called George Kaplan. Chaos ensues. When they don't believe him, that's infuriating. When they try to kill him, that's frightening. And when they pin a murder on him, that's time to run!
From New York to North Dakota, Thornhill is chased by spies, Feds, crop-dusting planes and the inevitable cool blonde. North By Northwest is a lightning paced thriller that mixed glamour with espionage for a truly irresistible cocktail.
"Brilliantly reimagined ... A-grade entertainment"
Herald Sun
"Strokes of theatrical genius ... slick and thoroughly entertaining"
The Age
“ALFRED Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is a witty chase movie blended with a spy thriller and naughty romance and this stage adaptation successfully captures its tone and style. Carol Burns’s clever script adaptation and Simon Phillips’ inventive direction create a deliciously entertaining and often goofy production that is a shrewd merging of cinematic and theatrical techniques. The production is exciting, funny, imaginative and seamlessly directed…”
Herald Sun, 2016 ★★★★
Directed By Simon Phillips
Adapted By Carolyn Burns
Originally produced in association with Melbourne Theatre Company.
By Arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
