One Man, Two Guvnors

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Event One Man, Two Guvnors
Venue Aotea Centre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2013
First Date 14 March 2013
Opening Date 14 March 2013
Last Date 23 March 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description One Man, Two Guvnors is a smash-hit play. Within days of opening on the West End it received five-star reviews from a raft of London newspapers. A glorious homage to British comedy. One Man, Two Guvnors happily hijacks the commedia dell'arte plot of Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters. Fired from his skiffle band, broke and hungry, the hapless Francis Henshall ("one man") offers his services as a minder to both Roscoe Crabbe and Stanley Stubbers ("two guvnors"). But Francis' guys are mixed up in so many schemes, extortions, and clandestine dealings that our man is left in the middle of a very definite muddle. Solution? Do everything in his power to keep his two guvnors from meeting. Simple? Not really. Saturated with satire, slapstick, sing-alongs and Python-esque absurdity. One Man, Two Guvnors had everyone buckled over in fits of laughter during its West End and Broadwat seasons. You too will be laughing long after you've left the theatre. Tag along with Francis to 1960s Brighton, England - lovingly recreated in all its groovy glory by the brilliant writing of Richard Bean, the remarkable direction of Nicholas Hytner and with an energetic original score from fabulous on-stage skiffle band, The Craze. Get in fast, get in early and get ready to laugh 'til it hurts!
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Physical Theatre
Satire
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nicholas Hytner Director
Grant Olding Music and Lyrics Librettist
Richard Bean Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Auckland Arts Festival 2013 programme - accessed via National Library Online Archive
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156682