ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS
by Richard Green
Venue Adelphi
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Directed by Nicholas Hytner
by Richard Green
Venue Adelphi
via You Tube
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
One Man, Two Guvnors was written by Richard Bean and features
music from Grant Olding and his skiffle band The Craze - it opened in
the National Theatre in 2011. The play is based on Servant of
Two Masters, a 1743 comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni,
transporting the setting from 18th century Italy to Brighton in 1963.
Synopsis
Fired from his skiffle band,
Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End
hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But
Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother,
who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. "Holed up
at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the
chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley
Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united
with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors
apart. Simple.Cast
(in order of appearance)
Dolly : Suzie Toase
Lloyd Boateng : Trevor Laird
Charlie "the Duck" Clench : Fred Ridgeway
Pauline Clench : Claire Lams
Harry Dangle : Martyn Ellis
Alan Dangle : Daniel Rigby
Francis Henshall : James Corden
Rachel Crabbe : Jemima Rooper
Stanley Stubbers : Oliver Chris
Gareth : David Benson
Alfie : Tom Edden
Ensemble
Polly Conway
Jolyon Dixon, Derek Elroy,
David Hunter, Paul Lancaster
Gareth Mason, Claire Thomson