Idle aristocrat Bertie Wooster has a bright idea: he takes a fancy to appearing on the stage ("I mean, I've been to the theatre a couple of times, I've see people act and I've often thought, 'Well, how hard can that be?'"). The grand plan is a one-man dramatic recount of amusing incidents during his recent weekend at Totleigh Towers. His valet Jeeves, and his Aunt's valet Seppings step in at the last minute to help him paint the picture, playing about 10 different roles between them in 39-Steps-esque style.

What follows is two acts of fast-paced farcical frippery, during which time Wooster and his pal Gussie Fink-Nottle have alternating engagements to the same girl, and Wooster is tasked with stealing a cow-shaped silver creamer. The beauty of the play's premise is that nothing at all can go wrong: if a costume falls down, or a piece of scenery is moved too late, this all adds to the fun. You can't even tell if it was planned or not!

Like the play-within-the-play, Jeeves and Wooster is ambitious and demanding, especially for a student production, but pulled off with great aplomb. Having not had the privilege of studying at Oxbridge as an undergraduate, I am often amazed by the amount of time students are able to put into extracurricular work such as this.

The three actors each list an impressive repertoire, from Euripides to Stoppard. Joe Stephenson as the bumbling narrator and protagonist Wooster shows us all his talents in the pursuit of our entertainment. He is backed up by Jonny Wiles as the clever and discreet manservant Jeeves; apart from Jeeves, Wiles' best performance is in the role of Sir Watkyn Bassett, the grumpy patriarch of Totleigh Towers. Joining them, Adam Diaper as Seppings handles on multiple roles such as Wooster's jolly but demanding Aunt Dahlia and the diminutive would-be dictator Roderick Spode.

With just three actors, naturally a particular challenge is the interaction between different characters played by the same actor, which is resolved in a variety of ingenious ways. Particularly memorable is a dramatic conversation between Sir Watkyn and his niece and ward, Stephanie 'Stiffy' Byng, at the climax of the story, where – through a plan devised by Jeeves – Wooster talks his way out of a tricky situation, all while impersonating a newt.

Though we only ever see the cast of three, behind the scenes is an extensive production team of students from across the University. The scenery provided is as versatile as the actors, and the sound effects are used to great humorous effect.

This and other student productions cannot be recommended enough, both for town and gown. Tickets are available for shows until Saturday.