89. Three Farces - Orange Tree Theatre

One of the best things about seeing ridiculous amounts of theatre is that you start to find actors you know you can trust – that you know even if you hate the theatre, think the writing’s awful and that the direction is dire, will still give a good performance. Ed Bennett is one of those actors for me, never short of sparkling. The best thing about these actors is that they end up taking you to theatres and shows you might not have found otherwise. And thanks to Mr. Bennett’s appearance in Three Farces I’ve not only discovered the marvellous Orange Tree Theatre (can’t help but love a small, intimate, friendly theatre in the round) but also that Victorian one act farces are fantastic. I am not sure I have grinned so much for a long time.