One Man, Two Guvnors
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One Man, Two Guvnors is a play by Richard Bean
Richard Bean
Richard Bean, born in East Hull in 1956, is an English playwright.-Early years:Bean studied Social Psychology at Loughborough University of Science and Technology and graduated with a 2-1 BSc Hons, and went on to become an occupational psychologist, having previously worked in a bread plant for a...

. It opened at the National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
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 in June 2011. The play, directed by Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner
Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner is an English film and theatre producer and director. He has been the artistic director of London's National Theatre since 2003.-Biography:...

, starred James Corden
James Corden
James Kimberley Corden is an English actor, television writer, producer and presenter. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and acted in the 2009 film Lesbian Vampire Killers....

 and is an English adaptation of Servant of Two Masters
Servant of Two Masters
Servant of Two Masters is a comedy by the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1743. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Truffaldinos in history...

, a 1743 Commedia del Arte comedy by the Venetian
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...

 playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...

 Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...

. The play replaces the period Italian setting with Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

 in 1963.

Cast

  • David Benson
    David Benson
    David Benson is an English character actor, writer and comedian, most famous for his one-man show entitled 'Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams' about the life and career of the late comedian, for which he won the Scotsman's Fringe First award in 1996, and for his television role as...

     - Gareth
  • Oliver Chris
    Oliver Chris
    Oliver Chris is an English actor from Tunbridge Wells.-Early life:He passed his Eleven plus exam and attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. He later attended the Central School of Speech and Drama...

     - Stanley Stubbers
  • James Corden
    James Corden
    James Kimberley Corden is an English actor, television writer, producer and presenter. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and acted in the 2009 film Lesbian Vampire Killers....

     - Francis Henshall
  • Tom Edden - Alfie
  • Martyn Ellis - Doctor
  • Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird is an English actor.Born in London, Laird appeared in the 1979 film Quadrophenia as Ferdy, a drug supplier for the main character Jimmy. His breakthrough role was in the 1980 cult classic Babylon. He also appeared in the 1986 Doctor Who serial Mindwarp as the guard commander Frax...

     - Lloyd Boateng
  • Claire Lams - Pauline Clench
  • Fred Ridgeway - Charlie Clench
  • Daniel Rigby
    Daniel Rigby
    Daniel Rigby is an English television and stage actor.He attended Cheadle Hulme School and studied performing arts at Stockport College. He became one of the youngest students from the college to be accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...

     - Alan Dingle
  • Jemima Rooper
    Jemima Rooper
    Jemima Rooper is an English actress.- Background :Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journalist Alison Rooper. She attended Redcliffe Primary School in Chelsea, London and Godolphin and Latymer girls' school. While working on The Famous Five, she passed eight GCSEs with A*...

     - Rachel Crabbe
  • Suzie Toase - Dolly

Tour

Following its run in London, One Man, Two Guvnors went on tour to the following theatres:

West End

Following its UK Tour, the show transferred to the Adelphi Theatre
Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...

 in London's West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...

. The show will open on 21 November 2011 following previews from 8 November 2011

Live Broadcast

On 15 September 2011, the production was broadcast to cinemas around the world as a part of the National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live is an initiative operated by the Royal National Theatre in London, which broadcasts live via satellite, performances of their productions to movie theaters, cinemas and arts centres around the world.-About:...

programme.

Critical Reception

On opening, One Man, Two Guvnors received widespread critical acclaim. The Guardian gave it 5 stars, saying that it was ‘A triumph of visual and verbal comedy. One of the funniest productions in the National's history.'http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/may/25/one-man-two-guvnors-review. The Daily Telegraph described it as 'the feelgood hit of the Summer'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8536319/One-Man-Two-Guvnors-National-Theatre-review.html, The Independent as a 'massive hit'http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/one-man-two-guvnors-national-theatre-lyttelton-london-2289003.html and London's Evening Standard as 'a surefire hit'http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/one-man-two-guvnors-national-theatre-lyttelton-london-2289003.html. Blogging site Everything Theatre described it as 'one of the most side-splittingly hilarious productions ever to be staged in London'.http://everything-theatre.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-man-two-guvnors-national-theatre.html
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