Patrick Barlow est célébré pour sa voix comique distinctive, évidente dans son travail d'acteur et de dramaturge. À travers son alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, il a fondé le National Theatre of Brent, une acclamée compagnie de deux hommes connue pour ses productions théâtrales innovantes et souvent absurdes. Barlow mêle magistralement la tradition littéraire à l'humour contemporain, créant des œuvres à la fois hilarantes et propices à la réflexion. Son talent réside dans sa capacité à réinventer des récits familiers avec une perspective fraîche, captivante et unique qui ravit le public.
Just in time for Christmas, the distinguished historian and thespian, Desmond Olivier Dingle and his assistant Raymond Box, bring us their version of the greatest story ever told. Thrill at the mystery of the virgin birth, gasp at the miracles, and be moved by the Sermon on the Hill. schovat popis
Patrick Barlow's Olivier Award winning stage adaptation, based on John Buchan's gripping whodunit - memorably fi lmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 - played for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in the West End. The 39 Steps, Abridged and The 39 Steps, Even More Abriged are shorter versions of the play at 60 and 40 minutes respectively. They speed along but never miss any of the comic brilliance and thrilling moments of the full-length play. The shorter versions feature the most loved and legendary scenes including the chase on the Flying Scotsman, the escape on The Forth Bridge, the fi rst theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and the death-defying (or nearly!) fi nale at the London Palladium! With four actors playing a minimum of one hundred and thirty-nine roles, it's the most astonishing theatrical tour de force of the year.
They said it was unachievable! They said it couldn't be done! But now the greatest book ever penned is brought to the stage by a towering team of just four actors - turning a theatre near you into one of the most authentic versions of Ancient Rome ever seen. Complete with... Stunning combat (featuring the latest 3D technology)! A 103% bona fide chariot race (with REAL chariots)! An authentic sea battle (with REAL water)! A decadent and unexpurgated Roman orgy (suitable for all ages)! Ben Hur is the epic set to stir your very soul. Brought to you by the writer of the Olivier nominated A Christmas Carol and Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps.