39 Steps

I went to see the West End production of the 39 Steps at the Criterion the other day. I got a great seat off Lastminute.com - four rows back in the centre of the stalls. It was a show I'd been meaning to see for some time, but it was never quite top of the list, so I never got round to it.

But last week I did. And on balance I'm glad I went.

It was an entertaining, ripping yarn. Only four actors playing all the characters inevitably meant an original production, which bowled along at a frantic pace. But it was well done, even if there was a touch of farce about it. A little bit childish. A little bit public school. But still good fun.

Five or six out of ten I think.