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He has passed himself off as an accountant - despite having no qualifications - and then got into showbusiness for a bet. Desmond Barrit has always been something of an actor at heart. Nick Smurthwaite meets him as he kicks off his latest role at the National
A fleeting glimpse of the poster for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, showing a craggy, Romanesque profile, whets your appetite for at least one performance in Ed Hall's production - Desmond Barrit's Pseudolus.
It is a role the gifted Welsh comedy actor has waited to play for 25 years.
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