Reader Reviews
See How They Run (Duchess Theatre, West End)
Back to Show Details| Score | Comment | Date |
 | Loved it! Laughed till the tears rolled down my face. - 82.69.1.188) | 28 Oct 06 |
| Great fun. Haven't laughed so much in ages. It is a real pity it is closing. Brillant cast as well. Up with Noises Off and Donkey's Years in quality and amount of farce. - 194.129.64.35) | 24 Oct 06 |
| Although this is an admirably performed farce and does have some very funny moments it must have seemed dated even by 1946. Frankly it is a bit odd that this staple of regional rep is in the West End, particularly with the far superior Donkey's Years currently running as well. It is also a bit wierd to see Nancy Carroll so soon after such a contrast in The Voysey Inheritance and, worryingly, I would never have guessed that Jo Stone- Fewings is her real-life partner. Having said all that, this is undemanding fun and the theatre is relatively cool. - 62.6.139.13) | 27 Jul 06 |
| What a wonderful surprise! Fifty-plus years has left this farce with creaks here and dust there, but the marvelous cast gives 200 percent and takes the audience along for the ride. - 71.130.57.216) | 21 Jul 06 |
| During the first act, I was beginning to ask myself 'what are you doing here?' 'what's all the fuss about?', but then I succumbed to its charmingly dated silliness. The success of the evening is not the creaky farce itself, but the infectious enthusiam of the cast. They're clearly having a ball and it's that which sweeps you up and carries you away. It's a bit invidious to single anyone out, but Natalie Grady makes a terrific West End debut as Ida; I suspect we'll see a lot more of her. - 86.130.219.140) | 20 Jul 06 |
| the essence of good farce is that it must be played absolutely straight with impeccable comic timing. This welcome revival superbly played and directed at breakneck pace by Douglas Hodge scores on all fronts. People may sneer about mock vicars losing their trousers but plays like this are part of English theatrical history and deserve their revival.A great nights entertainment - 84.70.110.73) | 18 Jul 06 |
| Very funny show, with an excellent cast giving their all. Of course it's old fashioned but none the worse for that. - 86.129.142.209) | 07 Jul 06 |
| They get the audience into the swing of things by playing lots of wartime favourites before the show starts. There are even mini searchlights outside to add atmosphere although at 7.15pm on a bright summers evening they were a complete waste of time which brings me to the play. I feel this one does not stand the test of time. Vicars in their underpants Oh! Please missus!! It is one of those shows that, at times, makes you wish for a sofa to jump behind and hide - and I noticed a fair number of the cast were doing that on stage which may have been scripted or due to their own embarrassment? I would have given more stars for some of the actors in this show who, even reciting this drivel, were able to actually be funny - definitely a testerment to their acting skills. - 195.93.21.134) | 06 Jul 06 |
| Dismal, tired and hardly funny. - 80.177.231.164) | 06 Jul 06 |
| Never laughed so much at the theatre. Great! - 80.80.22.6) | 05 Jul 06 |
| Great fun! This classic farce is a bit of a summer treat. The great joy of Douglas Hodge's well nigh perfect production is that it's played straight so that when mayhem ensues it is all the funnier as these are people we fully believe in. Tim Pigott-Smith, Julie Legrand, Nancy Carroll and Jo Sone-Fewings lead a faultless cast, while Natalie Grady's indignant home help is a joy: the most striking new comic talent since Alison Pargeter in "Damsels in Distress" also at this theatre. This is hardly ground-breaking theatre but it is a jolly good time. - 195.82.123.181) | 30 Jun 06 |
