ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
YouTube, 12:00 a.m. ET
SPECIAL PREMIERE: London’s National Theatre, for people in its own country as well as globally who are staying in their own homes at the moment to fight the spread of the coronavirus, has just started something wonderful. Once a week, the National Theatre, on its YouTube channel of the same name, will upload and present a production from its archives – a complete performance, filmed during the original stage run, of one of its acclaimed comedies, dramas or musicals. Each production will be shown for just seven days, then replaced by another – so you should think of this as a weekly series, a sort of British Great Performances, that’s entirely free but relatively rare. First up, and available until next Thursday, is the National Theatre production of One Man, Two Guvnors, the broad physical comedy that won James Corden a Tony Award, and introduced him to American audiences, when it was imported for a brief run on Broadway. Now you can see it here, more than two hours of very funny entertainment. And that will be followed later this month, on National Theatre’s YouTube channel, by filmed archive versions of Jane Eyre, Treasure Island, and Twelfth Night. And they’re all very limited runs, so, starting with One Man, Two Guvnors, act now!