"The 39 Steps" is a campy, melodramatic spoof - Review by Carol Moore
**** Recommended **** Drury Lane’s new production, "The 39 Steps", kept me laughing from beginning to end. By the way, if you’re thinking this is just an adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 moody black and white spy film that you’ve seen four times, forget about it! That movie is an adaptation of a novel by John Buchan. Although playwright Patrick Barlow did Buchan’s book as well as the movie for inspiration, he put his own spin on the story. His version of "The 39 Steps" is a campy, melodramatic spoof with just four actors, playing all the parts. Kudos to Director Johanna McKenzie Miller for a brilliant show. If you’re looking for laughs, this is the show for you. 4 BIG Spotlights
