The 39 Steps is on at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.
If you have never seen the Hitchcock movie or read John Buchan’s masterpiece you may struggle to know what exactly is going on.The epic movie is set over two countries with a cast of hundreds - this comedy pastiche has a cast of four but incorporates 139 characters - 135 of them split between two actors listed as “clown 1 and clown 2”.
They even played two characters at once on occasion and quite how they remembered who they were supposed to be, what costumes they should be wearing and what accents they needed to trot out was incredible. There was definitely more than one Mr Memory in this show.With Bridgerton and the Crown actor Tom Byrne indisposed Jacob Daniels stepped up to the mark.
This kind of theatre is not my favourite genre but with an Olivier Comedy Award tucked in its back pocket there is no doubting the skill on stage - and off it. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'.
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