Useful Notes About One Man Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors
by Richard Bean based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding
Background pack
The National's production Carlo Goldoni Commedia dell'arte One Man, Two Guvnors – a background Lazzi – comic set pieces Characters Rehearsal overview 2 3 4 5 7 9 10
In production: from the Lyttelton to the Adelphi 13 In production: Theatre Royal Haymarket Richard Bean interview Grant Olding Interview 14 15 17
Further production detailsls: www.onemantwoguvnors.com
This background pack is published by and copyright The Royal National Theatre Board Reg. No. 1247285 Registered Charity No. 224223 Views expressed in this workpack are not necessarily those of the National Theatre
Director Nicholas Hytner
Learning National Theatre South Bank London SE1 9PX T 020 7452 3388 F 020 7452 3380 E discover@ nationaltheatre.org.uk
Workpack writer Adam Penford Editor Ben Clare
Rehearsal and production photographs Johan Persson
National Theatre Learning Background Pack
1
The National’s production
The production of One Man, Two Guvnors opened in the National’s Lyttelton Theatre on 24 May 2011, transferring to the Adelphi from 8 November 2011; and to the Theatre Royal Haymarket with a new cast from 2 March 2012. The production toured the UK in autumn 2011 and will tour again in autumn 2012. The original cast opened a Broadway production in May 2012.
Original Cast (National Theatre and Adelphi)
Dolly Lloyd Boateng Charlie “the Duck” Clench Pauline Clench Harry Dangle Alan Dangle Francis Henshall Rachel Crabbe Stanley Stubbers Gareth Alfie Ensemble SuzIE TOASE TREvOR LAIRD FRED RIDGEWAy CLAIRE LAMS MARTyN ELLIS DANIEL RIGBy JAMES CORDEN JEMIMA ROOPER OLIvER CHRIS DAvID BENSON TOM EDDEN POLLy CONWAy JOLyON DIxON DEREk ELROy PAuL LANCASTER FERGuS MARCH GARETH MASON CLARE THOMSON
Current Cast (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Dolly Lloyd Boateng Charlie ‘the Duck’ Clench Pauline Clench Harry Dangle Alan Dangle Francis
by Richard Bean based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding
Background pack
The National's production Carlo Goldoni Commedia dell'arte One Man, Two Guvnors – a background Lazzi – comic set pieces Characters Rehearsal overview 2 3 4 5 7 9 10
In production: from the Lyttelton to the Adelphi 13 In production: Theatre Royal Haymarket Richard Bean interview Grant Olding Interview 14 15 17
Further production detailsls: www.onemantwoguvnors.com
This background pack is published by and copyright The Royal National Theatre Board Reg. No. 1247285 Registered Charity No. 224223 Views expressed in this workpack are not necessarily those of the National Theatre
Director Nicholas Hytner
Learning National Theatre South Bank London SE1 9PX T 020 7452 3388 F 020 7452 3380 E discover@ nationaltheatre.org.uk
Workpack writer Adam Penford Editor Ben Clare
Rehearsal and production photographs Johan Persson
National Theatre Learning Background Pack
1
The National’s production
The production of One Man, Two Guvnors opened in the National’s Lyttelton Theatre on 24 May 2011, transferring to the Adelphi from 8 November 2011; and to the Theatre Royal Haymarket with a new cast from 2 March 2012. The production toured the UK in autumn 2011 and will tour again in autumn 2012. The original cast opened a Broadway production in May 2012.
Original Cast (National Theatre and Adelphi)
Dolly Lloyd Boateng Charlie “the Duck” Clench Pauline Clench Harry Dangle Alan Dangle Francis Henshall Rachel Crabbe Stanley Stubbers Gareth Alfie Ensemble SuzIE TOASE TREvOR LAIRD FRED RIDGEWAy CLAIRE LAMS MARTyN ELLIS DANIEL RIGBy JAMES CORDEN JEMIMA ROOPER OLIvER CHRIS DAvID BENSON TOM EDDEN POLLy CONWAy JOLyON DIxON DEREk ELROy PAuL LANCASTER FERGuS MARCH GARETH MASON CLARE THOMSON
Current Cast (Theatre Royal Haymarket)
Dolly Lloyd Boateng Charlie ‘the Duck’ Clench Pauline Clench Harry Dangle Alan Dangle Francis