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Amber McMahon as undercover Eve Kendall and David Campbell as Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest.

Hitchcock thriller is a ton of fun with charm, chuckles and a cracking story

North by Northwest’s stage adaptation draws you in - even if some lovers of the film may be disappointed, and others may find it all super zany.

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