The 39 Steps Reviews

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The 39 Steps was not funny.Boring.Pointless.Massiveley over-hyped.After 3 days I am still in shock that such a low standard could exist in the West End.In future I will always research the reviews - if I had looked on this site before booking I would have known better.There was no plot or drama so the only possibility left for entertainment was comedy and in a very long hour and a half I think I smiled 5 times.One guy was killing himself laughing in a very unconvincing manner and even clapping at the 'jokes' - he must have been a plant.

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I was amazed by the talent of the actors and the way only 4 of them kept up with the pace of the story and comedy element. It was very enjoyable and hilairious. The best thing i've seen at a theatre and i highly recommend it. The props were very limited and this added to the comedy a lot, especailly with the door, it was funny how they walked through it and were suddenly on the oposite side of the room. Also the actors use of facial expressions and voice added to the performance. I would like to ...

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Amazingly funny, high energy and brilliant to watch. The smoke was a bit annoying, covered the first few rows and made visibility difficult. A must see.

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The 39 Steps is good clean fun. Everyone who was there must have read the book or watched one of the films. This is just a mind jog back to these. Let yourself fill in the blanks, and if it makes you want to read or watch it again then surely it has done its job!

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I really wanted to enjoy this show. I liked the idea of it, it came highly recommended by others, and the tickets were a present. Just like 'Guest' below we wanted to leave at the interval, but felt duty bound to stay because it was a gift. I guess this just shows how much of an individual thing taste is as we certainly seemed to be in a minority, but perhaps this is just one of those shows that polarises people. And in case you're thinking we're just humourless losers, I'd like to point out tha ...

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I genuinely would have left at the interval if it hadn't have been a coach trip. I was not only bored but annoyed at the same gags over and over again which were not funny in the first place. I would not say that I wouldn't recommend this show because some of my friends loved it - it's just down to personal opinion and mine was not good. If you like cheap gags, more than a funny storyline and script then this show is for you. If not, don't bother.

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Making the plot simpler just made it so the comedy come out. Also there are 4 performers playing at least 150 parts, most of those parts played by Rupert Degas and Simon Gregor as Charles Edwards only plays Hannay and Catherine McCormak plays only 3 parts. The crossing and changing of parts by Degas and Gregor is very frantic but with a fine bit of grace, rehearsed to perfection is the term I would use.

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Go and see it before it goes of the stage!!!

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Besides boringly repetitive running sight gags, we have actors who tell us their problems, instead of acting the frustration of trying to do things right within their ridiculously limited resources. It should be their frustration we laugh at, and they should race from one frustration/gag to the next. Can't imagine The 39 Steps being such a hit in the West End, nor making it on Broadway. It seems quite amateurish.