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One Man, Two Guvnors is a play by Richard Bean, an English adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters (Italian: Il servitore di due padroni), a 1743 commedia dell'arte-style comedy play by the Italian playwright, Carlo Goldoni. The play replaces the Italian period setting of the original with Brighton in 1963. [1]
Owain Arthur (born 5 March 1983) is a Welsh actor, who rose to fame playing Francis Henshall in The National Theatre's production of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [1] [2] His early years were spent in Bangor, Wales, filming the S4C series Rownd a Rownd, whilst attending the performing arts school, Ysgol Glanaethwy.
One of his best-known works is the comic play Servant of Two Masters, which has been translated and adapted internationally numerous times. In 1966 it was adapted into an opera buffa by the American composer Vittorio Giannini. In 2011, Richard Bean adapted the play for the National Theatre of Great Britain as One Man, Two Guvnors.
In One Man, Two Guvnors, he played Charlie Clench, a criminal, a part which was written by Bean specifically for Ridgeway to play. [8] [9] Ridgeway was part of the cast when the play opened in May 2011 in the South Bank and remained in the cast as the production toured the UK and travelled to Broadway. [1]
The following 17 productions, including two ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations: 9: Matilda; 5: Ghost, The Ladykillers and One Man, Two Guvnors; 4: Anna Christie, London Road, Shrek and Singin' in the Rain; 3: Betty Blue Eyes, Crazy for You, Frankenstein and South Pacific
The Power of Yes – National Theatre October 2009 [11] All My Sons – Apollo Theatre, May – October 2010 (playing Ann Deever) [12] Me and My Girl – Jan 2011 (playing Sally) [3] One Man, Two Guvnors- National Theatre June 2011 (playing Rachel Crabbe) [13] Blithe Spirit – Gielgud Theatre, March 2014 (playing Elvira) [14]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.75/10. [5] Mike McCahill, film critic of The Guardian gave the film 2/5 stars saying the film "treats one-time football hooligans as if they were Camelot knights, and features a twinkly David Essex".
In 2011, saw him appear in two episodes of Silent Witness, whilst also playing one of the leading roles in the National Theatre production of One Man, Two Guvnors alongside James Corden. He appeared in three series of the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan.