New Centaur boss steps up with classic Hitchcock spoof The 39 Steps

It’s been described as the birth of escapist entertainment, but just how escapist is a story about ostensibly patriotic men colluding with a foreign power to bring down democracy?
Thankfully, Patrick Barlow’s zany stage version of Alfred Hitchcock’s droll adaptation of John Buchan’s grim spy thriller — The 39 Steps — has enough gags per minute to offer a much-needed breather from reality.
Whatever stresses come with the new job, Centaur’s artistic direct