Auditions Information
Audition Dates
Auditions will be held on:
- Tuesday 7th April 2026 at 19.30pm at the theatre.
- Thursday 9th April 2025 at 19.30pm at the theatre.
Rehearsals Dates
Unless circumstances, external lets etc. dictate otherwise rehearsals will be on Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings at Knutsford Little Theatre, starting promptly at 7.30pm. A dress rehearsal is planned for Sunday 6th September, time to be confirmed.
Audition Scripts
Please see audition excerpt section for downloads. There is no need to attempt to memorise these, however it is advisable to practise the accents.
Performance Dates
- Public Performances – 9th -12th and 16th – 19th September 2026
- Charity performances -15th September at 7.30pm and 19th September at 2.00pm
Synopsis
The 39 Steps is a Hitchcock thriller seen through a Monty Python-style lens, a ripping yarn of thrills, intrigue and unexpected romance.
Pulled into a web of intrigue and deceit, Richard Hannay must evade shadowy organisations, femmes fatales, corrupt constables and frisky farmers’ wives. Twisted into knots by skulduggery and suspicion, Hannay must solve the mystery of the 39 steps and save the homeland before it’s too late.
Strap yourself in for this parody as four actors perform 139 roles in 100 minutes at breakneck speed. It’s Hitchcock made hilarious!
ROLES
Male lead: Richard Hannay
Our dashing hero; well-educated and physically active. Needs a good level of physical fitness as he is on stage for most of the play, and must be able to maintain a “stiff upper lip” type English accent.
Female lead: Anabella Schmidt/Margaret/Pamela
The actor portrays the three very different women who capture Hannay’s heart at different stages of the play.
Anabella Schmidt:
A femme fatale and woman of mystery. German/Russian accent
Margaret:
The young and innocent wife of a Scottish crofter. Glasgow accent
Pamela:
A feisty and independent woman of the mid 1930’s. Well-bred English accent.
Clown 1 and 2:
The actors portray all the characters not played by the male and female leads; a variety of characters both male and female throughout the play, sometimes changing characters within a scene. Can be of any age and gender, but must have a reasonable level of fitness, comedic timing, and a love for silly accents – including English, Scottish, Cockney and German.
AUDITION EXCERPTS
The following are the excerpt pages from the Samuel French script. In some cases the audition pieces may be cut shorter than the named pages.
- AUDITION EXCERPT 1 – HANNAY- P9-10
- AUDITION EXCERPT 2 – HANNAY and ANNABELLA – P17-20
- AUDITION EXCERPT 3 – HANNAY and MARGARET – P41-42
- AUDITION EXCERPT 4 – PAMELA and HANNAY – P92-94
- AUDITION EXCERPT 5 – CLOWNS – P12-13
- AUDITION EXCERPT 6 – CLOWNS – P26-28
- AUDITION EXCERPT 7 – PROFESSOR – P56-58
- AUDITION EXCERPT 8 – Mr and Mrs McGarrigle – P80-82
- AUDITION EXCERPT 9 – CLOWNS – P39-40
Production Team
- Stage manager
- Prompt
- Lights
- Sound
- Costume
- Props
- Set design and build
A production meeting will be held during the week commencing 20/7/26
Rehearsals and Technical rehearsal
The expectation is that the technical team will attend as many rehearsals as possible, there are no plans to hold a traditional technical rehearsal.
As the play relies on rapid changes of scene and costumes for much of its impact the aim is to have as much tech, costume etc running as early as possible and making ongoing improvements, and to run fully from the beginning of the fourth week before opening.
Requests from technicians for stops and repeats during rehearsals will be fully supported.
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