BatTS Present One Man Two Guvnors
Battle Memorial Hall, Battle, TN33 0AQ
Thursday 5th March 2026 - Saturday 7th March 2026
Performances Thursday 5th March - Saturday 7th March 7:30pm with matinee Saturday 7th March 2:30pm
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from the dad of his fiancée. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who has been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers, for whom Stanley also works. Simple. In this riotous comedy, even the audience is brought along on Francis’ madcap quest to serve two masters and get the girl.
Full of high-energy physical comedy and crackling banter, One Man, Two Guvnors moves at a breakneck pace and leaves audiences rolling in the aisles.Holed up at The Cricketers Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart.
Based on the classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, in this new English version by prizewinning playwright Richard Bean, with songs and music by Grant Olding, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. Critically-acclaimed and highly-awarded on both sides of the Atlantic, One Man, Two Guvnors is one of the great modern comedies
Director: David Baxter
Assistant Director: Corbyn Smithers
STARRING:
FRANCIS HENSHALL - Rowan Ringrose
CHARLIE CLENCH - Duncan Brown
PAULINE CLENCH - Laura Bateman
ALAN DANGLE - Charlie Panther
HARRY DANGLE - Bill Allender
LLOYD BOATENG - Glenn Robertson
DOLLY - Vicky Whitaker
RACHEL CRABBE - Victoria Fay
STANLEY STUBBERS - Louie Byford
ALFIE - Rob Dyer
GARETH - Keith Robertson
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, ADULT THEMES AND PARTIAL NUDITY
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from the dad of his fiancée. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who has been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers, for whom Stanley also works. Simple. In this riotous comedy, even the audience is brought along on Francis’ madcap quest to serve two masters and get the girl.
Full of high-energy physical comedy and crackling banter, One Man, Two Guvnors moves at a breakneck pace and leaves audiences rolling in the aisles.Holed up at The Cricketers Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart.
Based on the classic Italian comedy The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, in this new English version by prizewinning playwright Richard Bean, with songs and music by Grant Olding, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. Critically-acclaimed and highly-awarded on both sides of the Atlantic, One Man, Two Guvnors is one of the great modern comedies
Director: David Baxter
Assistant Director: Corbyn Smithers
STARRING:
FRANCIS HENSHALL - Rowan Ringrose
CHARLIE CLENCH - Duncan Brown
PAULINE CLENCH - Laura Bateman
ALAN DANGLE - Charlie Panther
HARRY DANGLE - Bill Allender
LLOYD BOATENG - Glenn Robertson
DOLLY - Vicky Whitaker
RACHEL CRABBE - Victoria Fay
STANLEY STUBBERS - Louie Byford
ALFIE - Rob Dyer
GARETH - Keith Robertson
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, ADULT THEMES AND PARTIAL NUDITY
