Reader Reviews
Jus' Like That! (Garrick Theatre, West End)
Back to Show Details| Score | Comment | Date |
 | This is the best show I have ever seen, it was EXCELLENT!! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (82.37.91.16) | 16 Sep 04 |
| Jerome Flynn has got Tommy Cooper down to a T. Watching it, I forgot how funny he was, often although he didn't really do that much. And some of the jokes were in line for their pension, but the audience were in fits. It is a long time since I came out of a theatre with my sides hurting. Jerome Flynn was also very good at reacting when someone in the audience chuckled very loudly or at the wrong point. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (129.227.139.55) | 13 Sep 04 |
| At times, I forgot that it was not Tommy Cooper on stage. Jerome looked like him, sounded like him, and had the tricks and delaying tactics off pat. I laughed my way through the show - and am still smiling now at the thought of it. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.252.0.10) | 24 Aug 04 |
| Avoid Avoid Avoid,Truly awful show and Tommy's act which I saw live many times was head and shoulders above this tripe,poor man will be turning in his Fez! Great news that it is being put to bed in 2 weeks! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (217.36.117.39) | 19 Jul 03 |
| I thought Jerome Flynn played Tommy Cooper brillantly and judging by the laughter from the rest of the audience I wasn't alone in this thought. He had us in stitches. If you enjoyed Tommy Cooper then you'll enjoy this. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (193.111.25.20) | 16 Jul 03 |
| Not to be missed!! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (82.37.89.185) | 15 Jul 03 |
| Your reviewer is very harsh and the review does not reflect the opinion of the audience when I saw the show. It is a throughly enjoyable show, well done. Suspect attitude depends on age. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.64.142.229) | 20 Jun 03 |
| Not really a play in the conventional sense - a lot of it is a straight-forward (but very well acted) stand-up comedy routine. At any rate, Jerome Flynn puts in an impressive performance as Tommy Cooper. He's got the tricks right (or wrong!) and the mannerisms, and almost gets the voice. Still, the audience absolutely loved it - especially one or two couples in the Dress Circle - and rewarded Flynn with a standing ovation. Andrew B - USER: Whatsonstage.com (193.130.127.205) | 09 Jun 03 |
| Brilliant!!! Jerome Flynn was just perfect to play Tommy Cooper and I was in stitches. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (213.106.26.34) | 20 May 03 |
| Within minutes of the show starting the tears (of laughter!) were streaming down my face. At times I had to remind myself that it was not the real Tommy on stage (and I was lucky enough to see him in cabaret)! We all enjoyed the production immensely and I would recommend it to all Tommy fans. I thought that Jerome performed that magic very well, both the cock-ups and the real tricks. What really impressed us was the way he intereacted with the audience, There is no way that he could have learned all of Tommy's ad libs, but every one he did was so typically Tommy. Very impressive. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (195.92.67.71) | 20 May 03 |
| I saw the show in Malvern.Jerome was absolutely superb as Tommy Cooper.He managed the magic tricks really well, and like Tommy, he even got some right! Jerome had excellent timing and was a natural in the role. Did your reporter actually go to the show? - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.64.141.251) | 18 Apr 03 |
| At Malvern prices maybe...But for £37.50 Forget it! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (205.188.209.141) | 17 Apr 03 |
| I didn't think they allowed crap like this to be produced on the West End! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (12.103.239.82) | 15 Apr 03 |
| A fantastic impersonation of the great man himself. The "magic" was wonderful and the dressing room scene provided a sufficient amount of pathos although the script was weak in places. Excellent direction from Simon Callow who happened to place himself in the row behind on the night I went and his distinctive hearty laugh could be heard several times. Well done! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (195.13.76.108) | 15 Apr 03 |
| I went to see the show at Malvern and throughly enjoyed it. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.31.193.67) | 15 Apr 03 |
| Brilliant show, not to be missed!! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.31.193.67) | 15 Apr 03 |
| HA HA a bad review appears on here after a WOS review from press night! - USER: Whatsonstage.com (64.12.97.13) | 11 Apr 03 |
| Just dire! I know humour's a personal thing, but Tommy Cooper must have been better than this to have warranted a show to be built around his memory. This one makes you wish they'd forgotten. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (172.182.43.27) | 09 Apr 03 |
| we went to see this show last night at the malvern theatre and wow what an absolutely brilliant show we laught all the way through, jerome flynn was fantastic,im sure it must have been like watching the real tommy cooper i would love to see the show again and am trying to find out if it will be coming back anywhere near my home town again well done jerome flynn and a happy birthday love pauline and mike stanford. - USER: Whatsonstage.com (62.31.213.150) | 16 Mar 03 |
