One Man, Two Guvnors

by Richard Bean

based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni

with songs by Grant Olding

MATURE HUMOR

One Man, Two Guvnorsis a fast-paced, hilarious farce based on a 1743 Commedia dell’arte style play by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni. This contemporary version follows the mixed fortunes of Francis Henshall in 1963 Brighton, England. Fired from a skiffle band and in search of work, he finds himself employed by small-time gangster Roscoe Crabbe, in town to collect a fee from his fiancee’s gangster father. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother, herself in love with her brother’s killer, Stanley Stubbers, who, in turn, becomes our hero’s other ‘guvnor.’ Fighting a mounting sense of confusion, Francis goes out of his way to serve both bosses. But with the distractions of a lovely bookkeeper, a self-important actor and select members of the criminal fraternity (not to mention his own mammoth appetite) to contend with, how long can he keep them apart? Richard Bean’s hilarious comedy received 5-star reviews from every London newspaper and was the hit of the 2012 Broadway season.

Director  Kristin Rust

Technical Director  John Garner

Music Director  Bre McCormick

Scenic Design  Zhanna Gurvich

Costume Design  Rebecca Spafford

Lighting Consultation  Lachlan Fordyce and Kyle Carson