One Man, Two Guvnors (Acting Edition)
by Richard Bean, Grant Olding

Name: One Man, Two Guvnors (Acting Edition)
Brand: Richard Bean
SKU: 9780822228981
Rating: 3.98 (524 reviews)

Broadway West End Off-West End

One Man, Two Guvnors (Acting Edition) Cover

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins 1960s Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes British Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Evening Standard Award Olivier Award Tony Award

Winner! 2021 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Nominee: Six 2012 Tony Awards Nominee: 2012 Olivier Award for Best New Play Winner! 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Play

Synopsis

"Splendidly silly…satanic and seraphic, dirty-minded and utterly innocent."

—NY Times.

"…lifts audiences from mere happiness to eye-watering, comic hysteria."

—Variety.

"The most glorious comedy on the planet."

—Daily Mail (London).

"If you're not having a good time at this show, you may be on the wrong medication."

—Hollywood Reporter.

Press Reviews

"A triumph of visual and verbal comedy."
— The Guardian

"Few theatergoing experiences are as joyously liberating as being part of a packed house roaring with laughter at low comedy."
— Hollywood Reporter

"Dazzling and delirious staging, which establishes the ingeniously absurd setups and then accelerates them, shifting into higher and higher comic gear...management should be required to install restraints for the seats, as you’re likely to be falling out of yours from laughing so hard."
— NY Review

"The funniest show in the western world."
— Daily Mail

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Stanley Stubbers Mid-20s. Home counties, privately educated. (Florindo Aretusi; 2nd Master.)	—	20s	Mid-20s. Home counties, privately educated. (Florindo Aretusi; 2nd Master.)
Rachel Crabbe Mid-20s. London. (Beatrice Rasponi; 1st Master.)	—	20s	Mid-20s. London. (Beatrice Rasponi; 1st Master.)
Harry Dangle 60s. Crooked solicitor. Rottingdean/tries to be posh Brighton. (Lombardi.) Partner in Dangle, Berry and Bush Solicitors.	—	60s	60s. Crooked solicitor. Rottingdean/tries to be posh Brighton. (Lombardi.) Partner in Dangle, Berry and Bush Solicitors.
Charlie “The Duck” Clench 50s. Brighton based but originally London. (Pantalone.)	—	50s	50s. Brighton based but originally London. (Pantalone.)
Lloyd Boateng Friend to Clench. 50s. Ex-London/Jamaican. (Brighella.)	—	50s	Friend to Clench. 50s. Ex-London/Jamaican. (Brighella.)
Pauline Clench His daughter. Brighton. (Clarice.)	female	—	His daughter. Brighton. (Clarice.)
Alan The son of Dangle. (Silvio.)	—	—	The son of Dangle. (Silvio.)
Dolly An employee of Clench. 30s. Brighton. (Smeraldina.)	—	30s	An employee of Clench. 30s. Brighton. (Smeraldina.)
Waiters/Porters As required.	—	—	As required.
Francis Essex boy. (Truffaldino.)	—	—	Essex boy. (Truffaldino.)