Stage direction: North By Northwest takes Hollywood to the theatre
A theatrical adaptation of the Hitchcock classic finds clever ways to rework film techniques " and is the latest example of how the screen is influencing the stageHollywood in its infancy raided the theatre to recruit actors, writers and directors. Many of its greatest geniuses, including DW Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles, were originally creatures of the stage. Theatre is today returning the compliment n…