NEW YORK—Although A.A. Milne is known predominantly for his lovely series of “Winnie the Pooh” children’s books, he was also a prolific playwright, penning over two dozen plays. One of these, “The Lucky One,” is presented by the Mint Theater Company, known for resurrecting worthy plays of the past. The play does not disappoint.
Set in the early 1900s in a country house not far from London, an upper-class British family exhibits its joys and woes. At the center of things is the relationship between two siblings: older brother Bob Farringdon (Ari Brand) and younger brother Gerald (Robert David Grant).
Under Jesse Marchese's direction, the company is uniformly fine.
