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One Man, Two Guvnors - review by Michael Billington

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 structure with a particularly Anglo-Saxon verbal and physical humour. The result, a kind of Carry On Carlo, is one of the funniest productions in the National's history.The plot almost defies description. But Bean has set the action in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PM on May 24, 2011

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