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One Man, Two Guvnors | Great Performances

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Great Performances
James Corden in ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS at The National Theatre, 2011

Fri. Nov. 6 at 10pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Revel in this 1960s-era comedy featuring a Tony-winning hilarious performance by James Corden.

One Man, Two Guvnors delighted both critics and audiences during its hugely popular debut at UK’s National Theatre and its subsequent productions in London’s West End and on Broadway in 2011 and 2012. Adapted by playwright Richard Bean from a 1743 Commedia dell’arte farce and set in the British resort town of Brighton during the Swinging ’60s, the manic plot centers on an out-of-work musician named Francis Henshall (Corden) who becomes a bodyguard-minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a petty East End crook.

Watch the special at video.wkar.org during or after the premiere date.

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