The life of the Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni almost exactly spanned the eighteenth century, a time when the traditional comedia dell'arte style was in decline and 'written' drama as we know it was beginning. Goldoni skilfully adapted the comedia dell'arte pattern to his own very funny plots, and the most famous of the resulting plays is 'The Servant of Two Masters'.
The story concerns the terrible complications wrought by the servant Traffaldino when he gets himself jobs with two different people at the same time. Not all the...
Over two hundred and fifty years after it was written, this classic Italian comedy remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant. The plight of Truffaldino, desperately trying to keep two jobs afloat, has most recently delighted audiences in the smash-hit adaptation One Man, Two Guvnors. This is the original, a masterpiece of comic absurdity.
Over two hundred and fifty years after it was written, this classic Italian comedy remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant. The plight of Truffald...
True to Goldoni's mixture of comic wit and farce, the plot is a breathtakingly fast succession of twists and turns which only unravel in the very final lines with a surprise ending. Two friends are in love with the same young woman. Neither wants to place their friendship in jeopardy. How can love triumph without breaking off their friendship?
True to Goldoni's mixture of comic wit and farce, the plot is a breathtakingly fast succession of twists and turns which only unravel in the very fina...
