archive Autumn 2007

28 September – 20 October
the servant of two masters
by Carlo Goldoni
in a version by John Halstead and Kenneth Parrott
from a translation by Carol Murphy

double trouble in this classic comedy

Broke and hungry, a cunning servant gets lucky and lands himself two jobs at once. But pleasing two masters is more than double trouble for the mischievous Truffaldino.

Just to complicate things, master number one is actually a lady disguised as her brother. She is searching Venice for her long-lost lover who as luck would have it, is master number two – simple!

Juggling his duties and trying not to get rumbled, Truffaldino is caught in a hilarious whirlwind of mix-ups, mishaps, chaos and confusion.

running time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)

Captioned performance - Wednesday 10 October at 8pm
Sign Language Interpreted performance - Wednesday 17 October at 8pm - Interpreted by Ivan Osborne
Audio Described - Saturday 20 October at 2.30pm - Described by Jon Polden

Artistic Credits Director: Bob Carlton Designer: Rodney Ford Lighting Designer: Matthew Eagland Fight Director: Malcolm Ranson

Production Photographs by Nobby Clark

cut to the chase… in a Queen’s Theatre production
Truffaldino Richard Brightiff	Brighella Simon Jessop	Beatrice/ Waiter Hayley J Langwith	| Clarice / Waiter Maria Lawson	Florindo Jonathan Markwood

Smeraldina / Waiter Jane Milligan

Pantalone / Porter Stuart Organ

Silvio Philip Reed

Doctor Lombardi Steve Simmonds

'Brightiff's cheeky chappy routine instantly gains the audience's affection' Romford Recorder

'a very funny play... given that extra magic touch' The Post

'highly charged, frenetic and intensely frantic theatrical energy' The Stage