39 steps Hannay

During our lessons for our production of the comedy 39 steps, both groups leading roles of (Hannay) had to sit down together and discuss personality traits. In act 1 Ashley Clayton is performing in the role of Hannay, and in Act 2, I (Dan Smith) am performing as the role of Hannay. Me and ashley understood that if we didn't gather the same characteristics/ personality traits in each other, the audience won't understand that we have split the play and will think we are putting on a different one. While me and ashley were doing this, the other characters from both acts, were also comparing characteristics. 

We decided that hannay should be very gentleman like, but very shrewd in how he stands and behaves, we want his body language to be very smart like, with a good posture, however because he is being hunted by the police on murder charges, he is quite fritters and nervous when present onstage, for example constantly looking around, or nervously sorting out his tie. Me and Ashley also wanted Hannay to be very over confident around the women in the play, being very flirtatious and cocky even when they are showing no interest, its these characteristics that are going to help the audience understand what we are doing.