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Starring:
Owain Arthur, Jodie Prenger, Hannah Spearritt, Martin Barrass, David Benson, Nigel Betts, Derek Elroy, Gerard Horan, Daniel Ings, Ben Mansfield and Gemma Whelan.
Writer:
Richard Bean
Following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre and Adelphi Theatre, smash-hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket on 2 March with a brand new cast led by Owain Arthur as Francis Henshall.
Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, adapted by Richard Bean and with songs by Grant Olding, this new English version of the classic Italian comedy - where sex, food and money are high on the agenda.
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.
One Man, Two Guvnors runs for 2 hours 40 minutes including an interval.
Press Quotes
5 STARS Daily Express, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Metro, Sunday Express, Sunday Times, The Sun, Time Out
‘An evening of riotous delight... I found myself physically incapable with laughter.' Daily Telegraph
‘One of the funniest productions in the National's history.' Guardian
‘Slapstick, satire and gags galore: a classic comedy hilariously updated.' The Times
‘One Man, Two Guvnors, one massive hit.' Independent
‘An instant National Theatre hit. Terrifically bouncy and often howlingly funny.' Independent on Sunday
‘The single funniest production I've ever seen.' Mark Lawson, BBC Radio 4
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