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| ONE MAN.TWO GUVNORS |
The Travelling Toe and a Dear Friend attended the Wednesday afternoon presentation of NT Live's production of "One Man.Two Guvnors". The play starts James Corden, who you might recognize as the host of "The Late, Late Show" on CBS. The play written by Richard Bean premiered in May of 2011. From there the play toured numerous theaters and finally premiered on Broadway in March 2014.
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| James Corden |
The plot of the movie is described as follows:
In 1960s Brighton, a socially naive Francis Henshall becomes separately employed by two men – Roscoe Crabbe, a local gangster, and Stanley Stubbers, an upper class criminal. Francis tries to keep the two from meeting, in order to avoid each of them learning that Francis is also working for someone else. However, it turns out that Roscoe is really Rachel Crabbe in disguise, her twin brother Roscoe having been killed by her lover, who is none other than Stanley Stubbers. Mixed in with these chaotic events is Pauline Clench who was originally meant to marry Roscoe but is now set to elope with over-the-top amateur actor Alan Dangle. The play includes two extended passages of improvisation where audience members are recruited into the play
We two, along with our other fellow theater goers, must have really enjoyed this play judging by the amount of laughter that was going on during the performance. It was really, really funny. James is just perfect for this role and his character is the main focus for most of the story. It has a sort of a slow start with a small band playing and singing various songs but they do set the stage for the rocking 60's.
If you enjoy British humor and comedy, then Dear Reader you must see this play if at all possible. All the actors that are part of the play are indeed funny in their own roles which just makes the whole production even more enjoyable.
The play was telecast at the Magnolia Theater located in the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
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