Los Angeles Times
- Highly Recommended
"...The inspiration for Richard Bean's "One Man, Two Guvnors," now at A Noise Within in Pasadena, is "The Servant of Two Masters," Carlo Goldoni's mid-18th-century comedy that formalized the commedia dell'arte antics and masked characters made famous by the improvisational Italian troupes of the day. Bean's play, set in the eccentric seaside town of Brighton, is quintessentially English by contrast. But farce is a universal language, and the hilarity is not just translated but alchemized into something riotously contemporary."
Stage and Cinema
- Somewhat Recommended
"...Ask yourself how much you liked The Play That Goes Wrong series. That’s a pretty good indicator as to your enjoyment of Richard Bean’s 2011 play, One Man, Two Guvnors, now running at A Noise Within. If you liked it, stop reading and go. You’ll have a great time. I, on the other hand, found Bean’s play a tremendous bore, a misfire on nearly every level."
LA Splash
- Highly Recommended
"...Based on Italian Carlo Goldoni's 1783 classic farce, "Servant of Two Masters," ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS was adapted by British playwright Richard Bean and brought to the British Isles in 1963. The hilarious and sparkling comedy premiered at the National Theatre in England in 2012 to sterling reviews. ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS also made its Broadway debut in 2012, winning a Tony Award for James Corden as best actor in a play and Drama Desk Awards for outstanding music, outstanding actor, and best featured actor. In 2025, A Noise Within proudly presents ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS."
Stage Scene LA
- Highly Recommended
"...The Swinging Sixties have rarely if ever swung as wildly and wackily as they do in the physical-comedy-packed screwball funfest that is the West End-to-Broadway smash One Man, Two Guvnors, A Noise Within’s couldn’t-be-more-fabulous 2025-2026 season opener."
LA Theatrix
- Highly Recommended
"...While some of us can multitask, others - like Francis Henshall (Kasey Mahaffy) in "One Man, Two Guvnors" - find it inexplicably and hilariously challenging. Richard Bean's 2011 take on Carlo Goldoni's 1746 Italian "The Servant of Two Masters" re-sets the story to 1960s Brighton, England, complete with skiffle band, twisty dancing, and lots of rollicking mayhem."
ArtsBeatLA
- Highly Recommended
"...One Man, Two Guvnors is one of the most sheerly entertaining shows I've seen this year, or in many years. A Noise Within has done it again, and you should secure your tickets for this production before it sells out."
TheaterMania
- Recommended
"...Leading man Kasey Mahaffy's winning performance in Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors at A Noise Within Theatre a true Los Angeles happening. Manipulating other characters to feed his hunger for food and sex, his buoyant Francis Henshall keeps the belly laughs spilling out for over two hours."
Hollywood Progressive
- Recommended
"...The storyline is a rationale for a compilation of sight gags, slapstick, sound gags and lots of running about in this frenetic frenzy of a farce with a swinging sixties sensibility. My favorite bit was Francis' literally fighting with himself, a bit of physical comedy deftly executed by Mahaffy with panache that made me laugh my head off."
Stage Raw
- Highly Recommended
"...In adapting Carlo Goldoni's 18th century classic farce "The Servant of Two Masters" in 2011, British playwright Richard Bean set the commedia dell'arte warhorse in the English seaside resort of Brighton in the Swinging '60s. Bean's skillful blending of slapstick, double entendre, and sixties pop culture, coupled with snappy skiffle tunes by Grant Olding, made the work a hit in London and on Broadway. This production boasts precision comic timing from directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott, an ensemble gleefully embracing the play's laugh out loud zaniness, and a hilarious turn from Kasey Mahaffy as the much put-upon "One Man" of the title."
Larchmont Buzz
- Highly Recommended
"...Come for the hijinks, stay for the song and dance - or is it the other way around? It's hard to keep track of the order of operations with a show like One Man, Two Guvnors: a high-spirited British farce that is a send-up of both the Swinging Sixties and the Italian commedia dell'arte tradition."
Broadway World
- Highly Recommended
"...Adding greatly to the overall vibe are the England-hopping 60s scenery by Frederica Nascimento, Garry Lennon's costumes, Ken Booth's very groovy lighting and the live tunes of the skiffle band made up of Rod Bagheri, Cody Volk, Mike Selfridge and Art Pacheco. ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS begins and ends with a party, and we get to celebrate along every step of the way."
