The 39 Steps

I have to thank my friend Suzie for the ticket. It's an early Christmas present. 

 What a good show.

I'd seen the original Hitchcock film and thought it was good. However, there was no humour in that film whereas there is humour in the film. It works.

4 performers and 2 of them making all these zany costume changes. The Umbilical Brothers are staring in this production but on Saturday we saw their understudies. Lib Campbell and Berynn Schwerdt didn't miss a beat.

It got me wondering, do the understudies study every character or does each character have its own understudy. It also got me wondering about all the suburban theatre l see. Do they use understudies too. It's understandable. Anyone can wake up in the morning feeling awful and not be able to perform. If any of you looking at this post have worked in theatre let me know.

Christmas came early for me on Saturday. It helped soothe the loss of my football team in the Grand Final. It was a bad loss but still a good day for me. That's the beauty of Melbourne. 

A major sporting city and a major arts city too. The best of both worlds.

4.5 out 5 stars from me. This production is touring and l would recommend you see it for yourselves.

Thanks Suzie.