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A Servant of Two Masters archiveUnderpaid. Overstretched. A wily Italian servant gets lucky in this classic commedia. Truffaldino is an out of work servant, and in one fantastic day he ends up with two jobs. And why not? - he's broke and hungry. Two jobs means twice as much money and twice as much food. It also means twice as much work. His two masters, meanwhile, are just as busy. Separated lovers on the run, they end up in the same inn, each unaware that the other is there. Which isn't difficult seeing as one of them is in drag. Confusion abounds in Carlo Goldoni's tale of disguise, deception, love and longing in Venice.

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Author: Carlo Goldoni

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Archive listings for A Servant of Two Masters (2023)

Work type: Play.

Other listings

17 Mar 23 to 18 Mar 23Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L1282415838

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The Guardian: 11Jan01: Star RatingStar RatingStar RatingStar RatingStar Rating
Tim Supple treats the play as a serious story out of which the laughter grows organically. Jason Watkins, giving a dazzling performance based on desperation, never lets you forget that hunger is the hero s driving force. Lee Hall s version also reminds us that servants are often sharper and cleverer than their masters. Yet the triumph of Supple s production is that it allows class and feminist points to emerge without disrupting the story s emotional reality.

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The Guardian (11Jan01): Tim Supple treats the play as a serious story out of which the laughter grows organically. Jason Watkins, giving a dazzling performance based on desperation, never lets you forget that hunger is the hero s driving force. Lee Hall s version also reminds us that servants are often sharper and cleverer than their masters. Yet the triumph of Supple s production is that it allows class and feminist points to emerge without disrupting the story s emotional reality.
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