One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean
Mustard Theatre Companies production of the hit West End and Broadway comedy. Set in Brighton in the 1960s. Choas ensues, as the bumbling Francis Henshall attempts to keep apart his two guvnors: Roscoe Crabbe, a small time gangster and Stanley Stubbers, an upper class criminal. This award winning play is a glorious celebration of British comedy, laugh out loud satire, songs, slapstick and glittering one-liners.
A riotous farce and one of the funniest productions in The Nationals History’ The Guardian.
Touring Suffolk and Norfolk July 2108
Wed 11 John Peel Centre, Stowmarket
Fri 13 The Cut, Halesworth
Sat 14 Diss Corn Hall
Thu 19 Sir John Mills Theatre, Ipswich
Fri 20 Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Tue 24 Beccles Public Hall
Thu 26 Norwich Puppet Theatre
Fri 27 Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft
Curtain up on all performances at 7.30 pm
Mustard Theatre Companies production of the hit West End and Broadway comedy. Set in Brighton in the 1960s. Choas ensues, as the bumbling Francis Henshall attempts to keep apart his two guvnors: Roscoe Crabbe, a small time gangster and Stanley Stubbers, an upper class criminal. This award winning play is a glorious celebration of British comedy, laugh out loud satire, songs, slapstick and glittering one-liners.
A riotous farce and one of the funniest productions in The Nationals History’ The Guardian.
Touring Suffolk and Norfolk July 2108
Wed 11 John Peel Centre, Stowmarket
Fri 13 The Cut, Halesworth
Sat 14 Diss Corn Hall
Thu 19 Sir John Mills Theatre, Ipswich
Fri 20 Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Tue 24 Beccles Public Hall
Thu 26 Norwich Puppet Theatre
Fri 27 Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft
Curtain up on all performances at 7.30 pm
Mustard Theatre Company, ‘One Man Two Guvnors’,
Review, 24th July 2018 Beccles Public Hall.
Director, Steven Phipps.
The locally based Mustard Theatre Company were ‘Hot Stuff’…on a hot, very hot, night they delivered a delightful feast of comedy with their touring production of ‘One Man Two Guvnors’ which had the audience in stitches… The plot was complex, but no matter, the individual performances were each one a little gem of comedy with differing styles…We had the hard working ‘One Man’, Peter Long as Francis Henshall (or was it ‘Paddy) his physical, vivacious and cheeky delivery the very essence of a Del Boy persona, even a trifle pantomime with some energetic and unusual almost slapstick moments and a propensity for some unusual gastronomic fetishes!…Matched with a camp ‘public school gangster’ Paul Goldsmith as Stanley Stubbers offering a gag a minute with enough innuendo to make old Etonians cry!! (pain or laughter!?). Moments to savour from these characters!
This was a play of all sorts with a twelve character cast, a dodgy Solicitor, Harry Dangle of Berry Dangle and Bush, a real cockney gangster from Paul Baker as Charlie Clench, and his ‘mol’, a street wise book keeper Dolly, Dawn Briggs, plus two young stars to watch John Entwistle as Alan Dangle also as the much battered aged waiter, and his would be confused bride Ellie Ryan as Pauline Clench, even an identical twin cross dressing gangster Emily Winter as the disguised Rachel Crabbe, each offering something to tickle the taste buds of the full house audience. Even seemingly impromptu audience involvement, cleverly woven into the plot with skilful asides from Peter Long as Francis…His was a tour de force performance and he certainly sweated blood as he carried the lion’s share of this highly entertaining play…It’s still touring (Lowestoft Seagull Theatre on Friday 27th July) catch it if you can!
Review by : Terry Rymer
