Evening guvnor

James Corden might be making it big in America on the Late Late Show in America and he may be singing with some of the world’s top singers during his carpool karaoke segment, but his acting skills still shine through on the stage.

And shine through they will during screenings of the play One Man, Two Guvnors, as performed at the National Theatre, in Nicosia and Limassol on Tuesday.

This runaway hit both in London’s West End and on Broadway, by Richard Bean, sees Corden as Francis. Francis is separately employed by two men – Roscoe Crabbe, a local gangster, and Stanley Stubbers, an upper-class criminal.

Francis tries to keep the two from meeting so neither of them learn he is also working for someone else. However, it turns out that Roscoe is really Rachel Crabbe in disguise taking on the role of her twin brother Roscoe, who was killed by her lover, who is none other than Stanley Stubbers.

Mixed in with these chaotic events is Pauline Clench who was originally meant to marry Roscoe but is now set to elope with over-the-top amateur actor Alan Dangle.

So, the task is simple, Francis just has to keep his two guvnors apart.

The screening in Nicosia will be accompanied by Greek and Turkish subtitles, while the screening in Limassol will have English and Greek subtitles.

One Man, Two Guvnors
Screening of the performance from the National Theatre. December 6. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. €10/7. With English and Greek subtitles. Tel: 77-777745
THOC, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €10/6. With Greek and Turkish subtitles. Tel: 77-772717

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