ALFRED Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, is brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage by Ulverston Outsiders this week.

Running at the Coronation Hall until Friday (November 23, 7.30pm), the popular thespians follow the incredible adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

Making her Outsiders' debut will be Hannah Fishwick. Originally from Northern Ireland, Hannah works as a children and families worker for the Church of England but previously worked as a primary school teacher in Manchester while enjoying performing and directing musicals and plays.

Her first lead role was Audrey in a school performance of Little Shop of Horrors and from there she was hooked. At Durham University she set up a musical theatre society at her campus and produced two musical theatre showcases and Bad Girls the Musical (in which she also acted). In her final year she performed as Joanne in Rent the Musical and went to the Edinburgh Fringe with Batboy the Musical playing ‘Meredith Parker’.

In Manchester, her most memorable theatre role was Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire and her favourite musical theatre roles have been Molly in Ghost the Musical, Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar, Bianca in Kiss Me Kate and Cinderella in Into The Woods.

Hannah made her directorial debut with A R Gurney’s play, Sylvia while also directing a reimagined version of Grease the Musical set in 2017. Hannah taught both musical theatre and acting to children and youth and especially enjoyed writing scripts for end of term showcases.

Hannah’s first performance with the Outsiders and she is really excited to be playing three very different characters with very distinct accents.

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