Actors in acclaimed National Theatre play, starring James Corden, given a dressing down by Nicholas HytnerIt turns out there is such a thing as having too much fun at the theatre. As the Nat…
James Corden needs to be superlatively good to carry this show: make no mistake, Francis Hensahll, the "one man" of the title, is onstage virtually the whole time, and he carries a lot of pl…
West End Review (II): London Road, by Alecky Blythe and others (National Theatre), One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean, after Goldoni (National Theatre) & Acid Test by Anya Reiss (Roya…
Richard Bean's revised version of Carlo Goldini's A Servant of Two Masters, titled ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS features James Corden in the title role. The production, directed by Nicolas Hynter, c…
I've always been fascinated by 1963, so imagine my delight at finding myself surrounded by a grey-haired National Theatre matinee audience stomping, clapping and shouting their appreciation …
Lyttelton; Regent's Park Open Air theatre; Royal Court, all LondonWithin minutes of appearing on stage he's somersaulted backwards over an armchair " and caught (he claims) a nut in his mout…
There is never a dull moment in Richard Bean's adaptation of 'A Servant of Two Masters', which is packed with one-liners, running gags and comic fizz, says Ian Shuttleworth
The critics are fawning over the Gavin and Stacey star as he returns to the National with a masterful performanceJames Corden must be more or less numb to reviews by now. In his short career…
Legit Reviews: Hold the front page: Vaudeville Discovered Alive and Well... and living uproariously in Nicholas Hytner's joyous production.
The first half of Richard Bean’s version of Goldoni’s classic 18th century farce is the funniest eighty minutes I’ve spent in a theatre since the first time I saw Michael F…
Lyttelton, LondonIn 1746, Carlo Goldoni wrote a classic comedy normally translated as The Servant of Two Masters. Richard Bean has used it for a riotous farce combining the original's struct…