Orange Tree, RichmondWe've all been there: the dinner party from hell. Although it's a stock dramatic device, Torben Betts gives it a fresh and funny spin in this new play that, at its best, puts one in mind of Alan Ayckbourn and Mike Leigh. I only wish that Betts, having created such well-observed characters, didn't occasionally manipulate them in the interests of plot.Betts's most ingenious idea is to show us the d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45PM on February 13, 2012