One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors is the latest co-production between Derby Theatre and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch following their highly acclaimed productions of Abigail's Party and Abi in autumn 2018.

Directed by Sarah Brigham, Derby Theatre's Artistic Director and Chief Executive, this co-production runs for a few more days (until 28 September) at Derby Theatre and will then transfer to Queen's Theatre Hornchurch from 2 - 19 October.

Based on The Servant of Two Masters (written in in 1746 by Carlo Goldoni) with songs by Grant Olding, One Man, Two Guvnors is a mix of physical comedy, farce and live music which has remained a huge hit with audiences and critics since the National Theatre's production opened to rave reviews in 2011.

ActDrop's Peter Brown reviewed the National's original version describing it as

"... fantastic entertainment and fabulously funny".

You can read Peter's full 5 star review here.

After that initial run, the play continued to be a huge success when it later toured the UK, played in the West End and on Broadway and later played Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, plus further UK tours.

This new co-production has already received critical acclaim during its time at Derby Theatre with **** star reviews from the press including The Stage and WhatsOnStage.

Here's the show trailer ...

Cast

Playing the central role of Francis Henshall is David O'Reilly, who has received rave reviews for his performance.

What's On Stage said ...

"David O'Reilly is outstanding in the central role, setting the tone for the production with outrageous voices, off-beat asides, perfectly-timed physical comedy and knowing complicity with the audience".

Joining David is a line-up of top-notch actor-musicians:

Craig Armstrong (director of Fat Friends the Musical);

Jack Brett (Peter Pan, Derby Theatre);

David Cardy (BBC's Birds of a Feather);

Alice Frankham (Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Royal Stratford East);

Duane Hannibal (Of Mice and Men, Birmingham Rep);

Samantha Hull (Half a Sixpence, Noel Coward Theatre);

Ivan Stott (The Jungle Book, Derby Theatre); and

Rosie Strobel (Grimms' Fairytales, Guildford Shakespeare Company).

The show also features a skiffle band, The Rozzers, which includes:

Oraine Johnson (The Jungle Book for Derby Theatre and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for Torch Theatre);

Dominic Gee Burch (UK and International Tour of Footloose);

Jay Osborne (Cilla the Musical and Dreamboats and Petticoats for Bill Kenwright) and

Tomas Wolstenholme (Dick Whittington Rock 'n' Roll Pantomime for Stafford Gatehouse).

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