September 2023

THE 39 STEPS – Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth

______ 18 September 2023 ______ 5***** _____ Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film version of John Buchan’s classic story of spies, intrigue and adventure has long been seen as one of the best movies of its genre; there have been other versions, but none match it. Patrick Barlow’s  2005 stage adaptation (based on an original concept by

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PACK OF LIES – Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth

______ 4 September 2023 ______ 5***** ______ The Portland Spy Ring operated in the 1950s and early 1960s; a highly successful group of spies working for Russia filtering British military secrets to the Kremlin. The final breaking of the Ring and the subsequent arrest of those involved is the basis for Hugh Whitemore’s play ‘Pack

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