Reviews
Critics Reviews
Comments from published critics
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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.’’
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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.’’
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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.’’
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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.’’
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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.’’