Community • Joy • Sustainability
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on the novel by John Buchan
The 39 Steps played from March 6-15th, 2024 at Wildfire Lounge in Sydney.
'A suspenseful, sidesplitting, sustainably sourced wonder'
★★★★
- Spot On Sydney
'An over the top off the wall play'
'Audiences are left with wide smiles on their faces and a kick in their step from an evening of giddy, silly and joyful theatre'
★★★★
'It's not often we think of the environmental consequences of theatre, but Blinking Light proves not only that we should, but also demonstrates that it can be done without compromise. This should set an example for theatre.'
★★★★
'Very, very funny'
'A comfort and a joy'
The Play
Framed for murder, Richard Hannay leaves behind a glamorous (yet entirely dull) life of horse racing and parties, and goes on the run; A journey that takes him from his comfortable London flat, across the chilly moors of Scotland, and brings him face to face with a murderous spy ring. As trusted allies become enemies, and nemeses become close friends (or maybe something more?),
Is anyone really who they seem? And who can Richard trust?
Four actors tackle over 100 roles in this immersive, environmentally sustainable take on Hitchcock's classic spy-thriller. Descend below the streets of Sydney to 1935 London, and kick back with a stiff drink as the chaos splatters against every wall of the glamorous Wildfire Lounge cocktail bar.
View the The 39 Steps program here.
The team
Dany Akbar Director/Lighting Designer
Ellen Coote 'Clown 1'
Sophie Douglas 'Clown 2'
David Halgren 'Richard Hannay'
Emilia Higgs Movement Director
Radhika Lal Stage Manager
Izabella Louk Producer/'Pamela, Margaret, Annabella'
Nicola Macindoe Design and Branding Manager
Amanda McGregor Intimacy Coordinator
Akesiu Poitaha Sound Designer/Composer
Suzanne Wilding-Hart Costume Designer
Isabel Zakharova Assistant Producer/Assistant Stage Manager
With special thanks to:
Mia Barnes, Russell Cronin, and Camila Ponte-Alvarez
Photos by Troy Kent
Blinking Light acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we gather. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.
It always was, and always will be,
Aboriginal Land.