The 39 Steps

Reviews

• Review by Ben Brantley
  from The New York Times
  January 16, 2008

  ‘‘The actors themselves seem to be having a helluva good time. As does the audience. In addition to providing the relief of being committedly silly, The 39 Steps stands out for its plying of minimal resources to maximal effect.’’

• Review by Michael Kuchwara
  from The Associated Press
  January 17, 2008

  ‘‘Director Maria Aitken makes do with minimal scenery and few props, propelling her actors with a fluidity that would make a choreographer proud.’’

• Review by Elysa Gardner
  from USA Today
  January 15, 2008

  ‘‘An impeccably crafted trifle, a lot tastier than many of the richer confections that have turned up in commercial theater lately.’’

• Review by Joe Dziemianowicz
  from The New York Daily News
  January 16, 2008

  ‘‘Suspense-meister Alfred Hitchcock probably never imagined his thriller The 39 Steps had the makings of a hilarious comedy, but the show ...is a dizzy delight.’’

• Review by Clive Barnes
  from The New York Post
  January 16, 2008

  ‘‘The play's creators have affectionately pushed Hitchcock's brilliance - watch for various homages to such movies as The Birds and The Lady Vanishes - into some riotous realm of satire, without losing its essentially Hitchcockian flavor.’’