National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors

Apr 2 2020 N/A 2h 59m
Comedy, Musical

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

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Plot

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

Written by

Richard Bean, Carlo Goldoni

Directed by

Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough

Cast

Suzanne Toase, Trevor Laird, Fred Ridgeway

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

National Theatre, National Theatre Live

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Official Trailer | One Man, Two Guvnors featuring James Corden | National Theatre at Home
Teasers
National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors | Trailer
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