The Lavender Hill Mob (London) London Reviews and Tickets

51%

(4 Ratings)

Positive

Mixed

50%

Negative

50%

Members say

Dated, Cliched, Insipid, Clever, Entertaining

About the Show

Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards star in the stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed movie.

Henry Holland is an unassuming bank clerk with an unusual dream: to steal the van full of gold bullion that he drives across London every day. When Henry learns more about his new lodger, he devises a plan to make his dream a reality. It’s a golden opportunity to pull off the crime of the century, they’d have to be idiots to mess it up …

Tony and Olivier-nominated director Jeremy Sams directs.

Show-Score Member Reviews (4)

Great acting, Disappointing, Cliched

See it if You like theatre and want to see something slightly different.

Don't see it if You are wanting a funny show. For s comedy I laughed very little. The big twist at the end of the show was obvious from the start.

Dated, Confusing, Cliched

See it if If you like plays with lots of dialogue with occasional comedy

Don't see it if You are easily distracted or want a very funny comedy

Great staging, Insipid, Quirky

See it if you want to see a well staged and performed play with a very clunky script that’s nowhere near as funny as it wants and oughts to be.

Don't see it if you expect this comedy to elicit more than a mild chuckle or to make up for its foibles with a solid narrative. Read more

Entertaining, Dated, Clever

See it if you enjoyed the movie, you love slapstick humour.

Don't see it if you want to laugh often in a comedy play. It took about 30 mins for the first joke to land. Pacing is an issue. Jokes are better in act 2.

Critic Reviews (1)

"Porter distils the essence of this classic comedy and, with Sams, offers a quintessentially theatrical experience."
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