{"id":84909,"date":"2025-05-08T15:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/84909\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:13:14","slug":"classic-thriller-north-by-northwest-lands-at-the-liverpool-playhouse-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/84909\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic thriller, North by Northwest lands at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for glamour, suspense and a whole lot of suitcases as Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s legendary thriller\u00a0North by Northwest lands at the Liverpool Playhouse from\u00a0Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 May\u00a0\u2013 and this is Hitchcock like you\u2019ve never seen him before.<\/p>\n<p>Reimagined by acclaimed theatre-maker\u00a0Emma Rice, this brand-new stage adaptation by Wise Children turns the classic 1959 spy caper on its head in a dazzling, fast-paced production packed with humour, heart and high style.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mirabelle-Gremaud-Simon-Oskarsson-Ewan-Wardrop-Patrycja-Kujawska-and-Karl-Queensborough-in-North-by-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219736\"\/>Mirabelle Gremaud, Simon Oskarsson, Ewan Wardrop, Patrycja Kujawska and Karl Queensborough in North by Northwest. Credit Steve Tanner<\/p>\n<p>At the centre of the story is\u00a0Roger Thornhill\u00a0\u2013 a suave ad man whose innocent phone call to his mum spirals into a Cold War conspiracy, sending him on the run from shadowy spies, swooping planes and a mysterious femme fatale. Think mistaken identities, glamorous train rides, and a whole lot of theatrical mischief.<\/p>\n<p>Director\u00a0Emma Rice, known for her bold and playful approach to storytelling, brings the Hitchcock classic to life with just six extraordinary performers, a fabulous 1950s soundtrack, and inventive staging that includes suitcases galore and quick-fire character changes.<\/p>\n<p>She said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so much humour in the film; it wasn\u2019t hard to uncover, Cary Grant is hilarious, and his swagger cuts a ticklish dash throughout. However, the humour of this production really comes from the six incredible performers I have brought together. Their virtuosic skills take my breath away as they change character, weave theatre magic and find the humanity in all they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Simon-Oskarsson-Ewan-Wardrop-Katy-Owen-Patrycja-Kujawska-and-Mirabelle-Gremaud-in-North-by-Northwest.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219735\"\/>Simon Oskarsson, Ewan Wardrop, Katy Owen, Patrycja Kujawska and Mirabelle Gremaud in North by Northwest. Credit Steve Tanner<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0captioned performance\u00a0and\u00a0post-show Q&amp;A\u00a0will take place on\u00a0Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>North by Northwest\u00a0is a co-production between Liverpool Everyman &amp; Playhouse, Wise Children, York Theatre Royal and HOME Manchester. <\/p>\n<p>Book tickets on the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre <a href=\"https:\/\/everymanplayhouse.com\/event\/north-by-northwest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nFind all the latest Liverpool news <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.\u00a0<br \/>\nFrom the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for glamour, suspense and a whole lot of suitcases as Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s legendary thriller\u00a0North by Northwest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,40873,40874,2764,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-84909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-north-by-northwest","13":"tag-playhouse-theatre","14":"tag-theatre","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114472866738061576","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}