Wise Children today announces the full cast for the world premiere of Emma Rice’s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Rice directs Mirabelle Gremaud (Anna), Patrycja Kujawska (Eva Kendall), Simon Oskarsson (Valerian), Katy Owen (The Professor), Karl Queensborough (Philip Vandamm) and Ewan Wardrop (Roger Thornhill).
North by Northwest is a co-production with York Theatre Royal, HOME Manchester and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, opening on 26 March at York Theatre Royal, with previews from 18 March.
This is the fifth collaboration between York Theatre Royal and Wise Children following productions of Malory Towers, Wise Children, Blue Beard and Wuthering Heights.
It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another…
But that is exactly what happens to Roger Thornhill, reluctant hero of North by Northwest, when a mistimed phone call to his mother lands him smack bang in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy. Now he’s on the run, dodging spies, airplanes and a femme fatale who might not be all she seems.
Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. With just six shape-shifting performers, a fabulous 50s soundtrack and a LOT of hats, this dazzling production plays with the heart, mind and soul. Join us for a night of glamour, romance, jeopardy and a liberal sprinkling of tender truths.
North by Northwest is at York Theatre Royal from 18 March to 05 April.
Find out more information and book your tickets here.
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