the 39 steps

CEDAR CITY — Each year the Utah Shakespeare Festival typically offers up a fan-favorite light-hearted comedy. This offering usually draws in and satisfies audiences with perhaps less of a penchant…

SANDY — From the Alfred Hitchcock-esque preshow announcement to the zany curtain call, Sandy Arts Guild’s The 39 Steps makes for a delightfully fun evening. The show is not new…

The year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! At UTBA, we published a record-breaking 259 reviews in 2023, including our first reviews for productions…

PROVO — One of the best parts of watching local theater is getting caught up in the energy and passion of the performers. This is especially true with student productions…

OREM — It is the second time I have seen The 39 Steps on the Utah stage. It is a lovely parody of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. This adaptation…

OGDEN — The 39 Steps, a play by Patrick Barlow, is a parody of an Alfred Hitchcock movie that takes four actors and two “stage hands” and that utilizes them…

The social media consensus is that 2016 was a rough year for America. With a surplus of celebrity deaths and a chaotic presidential election, many people are ready to put…

PROVO — A tiny black box theatre, a small cast, and lots of laughs awaited me at the Covey Center for the Arts as I attended The 39 Steps, adapted…

WEST JORDAN — “When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life.” Richard Hannay is tired of London, and therefore, as Samuel Johnson once concluded, tired of life.…

WEST VALLEY CITY — Start with one arena stage, two straight backed chairs, three old fashioned steamer trunks, and four extremely versatile actors. Toss in a foley artist and a…