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Surprise, innovation and energy
Irish Times - Read review

Highly recommended
The Stage (for London Criterion Theatre) - Read review

Utterly splendid kind of an evening
Northern Echo (for Durham) - Read review

The Big Interview: Dianne Pilkington
Official London Theatre Guide - Read

Gosh - what a wacky show!
Eastern Daily Press (for Norwich) - Read review

A dextrous show that grows funnier the more often you see it
York Press - Read review

The 39 Steps is a jolly good evening out
Daily Post (for Clwyd) - Read review

West End's longest-running comedy
York Press, Patrick Barlow interview - Read

You'd be crackers, old bean, to miss it.
Stour & Avon magazine (for Poole) - Read review

This is a memorable and original look back at a sadly bygone era of steam trains, pipe smoking, hats and whisky and soda.
Bournemouth Echo (for Poole) - Read review

This light-hearted comedy adaptation of John Buchan's classic novel The 39 Steps came alive at The Regent Theatre last night.
The Sentinel (for Stoke) - Read review

A rippingly funny evening of vintage spy-jinx
Cambridge News - Read review

Blissfully funny show
Local Secrets, Editor’s Choice (for Cambridge) - Read review

The 39 Steps... is fit to garner any awards going * * * * *
Whatsonstage (for Cambridge) - Read review

I say, what a frightfully top-hole show this is, don’t yer know. Well, that would be putting it mildly - British reserve at its best.
Glos Echo/Stroud Life/The Citizen (for Cheltenham) - Read review

The show is a ripping yarn of a comedy that will have you laughing out loud
Liverpool Daily Post - Read review

A rather splendid night of entertainment!
Whatsonstage (for Liverpool) - Read review

Delightfully dastardly derring-do aplenty
Liverpool echo - Read review

Simply splendid darling
Click Liverpool - Read review

Stupefying comical tour-de-force
The Public Reviews (for Liverpool) - Read review

All in all, 'The 39 Steps' was the best thing that I've seen at the Theatre Royal this year
BBC North Yorkshire - Read review

A thoroughly enjoyable production that both mocks and celebrates the spy genre
Onstage Scotland - Read review

A bally good show, by Jove!
South Wales Echo - Read review

Spoof spy thriller roles into town: interview with producer Edward Snape
South Wales Echo - Read review

Steps in the right direction
South Wales Argus - Read review

39 Steps to Heaven
Richmond and Twickenham Times - Read review

There aren't many better ways to spend 100 minutes of your life than watching this...
Living in Surrey - Read review

Spies, music hall and shadow puppets combine to make this a memorable night out
BBC Nottingham - Read review

Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest
New York Times - Read review

Wonderful show...
BBC Northamptonshire- Read review

Wonderfully inventive...
The Argus, Brighton - Read review

Now that's what I call a triumph...
The Herald & Post Northamptonshire - Read review

Winner Best New Comedy
Whatsonstage Award 2007

"Clever, very funny, imaginative and brilliantly acted"
The Guardian

"A dizzy theatrical game played with wit and versatility" * * * *
The Times

"Hugely entertaining... . Clever, witty, ingenious" * * * *
Sunday Times

"Dizzyingly entertaining show"
Daily Telegraph

"A wonderful triumph of theatre"
BBC Radio 4

"Rollicking fun"
The Times

"A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic. * * * *"
Sunday Times

"Just the ticket"
Evening Standard

"What the West End has been waiting for"
The Observer

"Hilarious. * * * *"
Sunday Express

* The trip to 39 Steps was a birthday surprise organised by my husband. It was a wonderful gift. I was recommend the experience to anyone who wants a wonderful evening out in London. The acting was slick. The dialogue, witty. The jokes came thick and fast. Excellent! - Miss B, 6th Jan 2011 * The 39 steps is the funniest most entertaining evenings entertainment I have ever seen on a stage. I have now seen it five times and whenever I go to London I shall go to see it again and again. Any person suffering from depression should see this show rather than get a prescription from their doctor! - Graham Stroud, London & York * I've seen this 3 times, just because every time someone comes to visit - I recommend it and go with them, and love it every time! Amazing production, amazing performers!! Highly recommended!! - Mariana T, London * MY BIRTHDAY SURPRISE WOW LOVED EVERY MOMMENT SO FUNNY HAVE ALREADY SAID WILL BE GOING AGAIN WITH FRIENDS FUNNY,FUNNY - Maria Ioannou, CRITERION THEATRE * AMAZING! Excellent adaptation, resourceful, clever direction, fantastic performances....2 hours of unstoppable laughing. Thank you for a wonderful evening and for training my abs...:) - Cleopatra C, Criterion, London * Fantastic! I loved it. It's a spy thriller/comedy. I took my sisters to see it for a graduation present and they were thrilled. Very rarely do I see a theatre performance twice just for entertainment but I'm going again! - Jay Derren, Criterion theatre * Fantastic! I loved it. It's a spy thriller/comedy. I took my sisters to see it for a graduation present and they were thrilled. Very rarely do I see a theatre performance twice just for entertainment but I'm going again! - Jay Derren, Criterion theatre * As a drama student I was always very skeptical about 4 actors playing a vast amount of characters. But to my amazement it was pulled off beautifully. It had comedy, a good strong story line and amazing actors! I would definitively recommend it to anyone, and I would be happy to watch it a second time! Great job! - Richard Walker, The Criterion Theatre * we were lucky enough to see Jennifer Bryden on her first night in the role of Annabella/Pamela/Margaret. She stole the show. We were only told she was the understudy as we left. Just brilliant and a great fun adaptation of the 39 steps in a really perfect theatre. - Sarah Rushen, criterion * Saw this wonderful play on 6th September 2011. I was hooked from beginning to end. I couldn't believe it when I was told that there are only four actors playing so many roles. Hats off to James Hurn and Dermot Canavan for the 'double act' of Man 1 & Man 2. I shall tell all my friends to go and see this spectacle! - Jacqui Jones, Criterion Theatre London *