The best theatre to stream this month: the rollicking return of One Man, Two Guvnors
James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach’s baroque music Richard Bean’s riotous relocation of The Servant of Two Masters from 18th-century Venice to the British seaside in the 60s was a sensation at the National Theatre in 2011 and led to James Corden getting his own talkshow. The film of Nicholas Hytner’s production reached an audience of more than two million when it was streamed during the first lockdown in 2020. Whether you watch it with soup or “winerama!”, the first-rate farce is available globally on NT at Home from 13 January. Continue reading...
James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach’s baroque music
Richard Bean’s riotous relocation of The Servant of Two Masters from 18th-century Venice to the British seaside in the 60s was a sensation at the National Theatre in 2011 and led to James Corden getting his own talkshow. The film of Nicholas Hytner’s production reached an audience of more than two million when it was streamed during the first lockdown in 2020. Whether you watch it with soup or “winerama!”, the first-rate farce is available globally on NT at Home from 13 January.
Continue reading...