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One Man, Two Guvnors

By Richard Bean
Series: Modern Plays
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After being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes the minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood who is actually Roscoe's sister, Rachel, disguised as her dead brother. Set in Brighton, Francis juggles two employers, Roscoe and Stanley Stubbers, while trying to keep their identities secret and manage his own endless appetite. This lively play, adapted from Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters by Richard Bean, blends farce with themes of sex, food, and money.
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One Man, Two Guvnors is perfect for fans of comedic theatre, particularly lovers of classic farce and witty contemporary adaptations. Those interested in British humour and lively, character-driven stories will find it a delightful read.

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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 Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart.

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Based on Carlo Goldoni’s classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters, this new English version by prize-winning playwright Richard Bean sets sex, food, and money high on the agenda.

Series: Modern Plays

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350265998

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 95g

Pages: 96

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About the Author

Richard Bean became the first playwright to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays in 2011, The Heretic and One Man, Two Guvnors. The New York production of One Man, Two Guvnors was awarded the 2012 Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play. His recent credits include Kiss Me (Hampstead), The Nap (Sheffield Crucible), Great Britain (National Theatre), Made in Dagenham: The Musical (Adelphi Theatre) and Pitcairn (Chichester Minerva Theatre/Shakespeare’s Globe). Richard’s other work includes Under the Whaleback (Royal Court. George Devine Award 2002), The Heretic (The Royal Court. Evening Standard Best New Play 2011), Honeymoon Suite (Pearson Play of the Year), Harvest (Critic’s Circle Best New Play), The House of Games (from David Mamet’s film), a new version of Moliere’s The Hypochondriac, The Big Fellah (Out of Joint), England People Very Nice (National Theatre), The Mentalists (National Theatre), The English Game (Headlong), Up on Roof and Pub Quiz is Life (Hull Truck), In the Club (Hampstead), The God Botherers (Bush Theatre) and Mr England (Sheffield Crucible). His radio plays include Unsinkable, Robin Hood’s Revenge, Of Rats and Men.

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