The Westend and Broadway Smash Hit Comes to Auckland Festival
A National Theatre of Great Britain Production
The Westpac Season of
One Man, Two Guvnors
Thursday 14 - Saturday 23 March, 2013
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***** "Officially the funniest play on the planet" - Daily Mail
The side-splittingly funny West End and Broadway sensation, One Man, Two Guvnors, is making its New Zealand debut as part of the Auckland Arts Festival 2013. Receiving five star reviews from all over the world, this will be the only New Zealand seaon.
One Man, Two Guvnors happily hijacks the plot of an 18th century comedy The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. Written by Richard Bean with songs by Grant Olding, it’s an outrageously funny mix of farce, sing-alongs, Python-esque absurdity and slapstick that has audiences from New York to London in blissful fits of laughter.
***** A triumph of visual and verbal comedy. One of the funniest productions in the National's history. - The Guardian
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe… but Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother… who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a job with Stanley Stubbers. To prevent discovery Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.
Tag along with Francis to 1960s Brighton, England - lovingly recreated in all its groovy glory by the remarkable direction of Nicholas Hytner and the punchy, rockabilly sounds of live skiffle band The Craze.
Get in fast, get in early and get ready to laugh till it hurts!
***** An evening of riotous delight... I found myself physically incapable with laughter. - Daily Telegraph UK
*****
The longest sustained laugh I’ve heard in years of theatre-going. - The New Yorker
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes, with interval
Ticketing Information*
Premium $118 | Friends and Groups (6+) $108
A: $98 / Friends and Groups (6+) $89
B: $75 / Friends and Groups (6+) $69 | C: $45
Buy a Premium ticket to One Man, Two Guvnors PLUS a Best Reserve** ticket to another show of your choice at Auckland Arts Festival 2013 for only $170* (saving up to 30%)
**Best Reserve tickets are Premium or A Reserve tickets and range from $62-$125 for Auckland Arts Festival 2013 shows. You can book and reserve your Best Reserve ticket to another festival show after the Auckland Arts Festival 2013 launch on Wednesday 31 October 2012.
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