"A Servant to Two Masters" - a Comedy of Errors
Presented by the Esperance Theatre Guild
Presented by the Esperance Theatre Guild
and Esperance Community Arts
in association with Healthway Act Belong Commit
November 26th, 27th, 28th, December 2nd, 3rd & 4th
A Servant to Two Masters is a comedy of errors about a particular servant- Truffaldino- trying, and often failing, to serve his two masters. Beatrice (masquerading as her dead brother) and her fugitive lover Florindo are searching for each other and inadvertently both unknowingly become Masters to Truffaldino. Their efforts to find one another are foiled by their servant who endlessly tries to keep one Master from finding out about the other.
Truffaldino, who doesn't seem to acknowledge the fine line between stupidity and genius, gets into all kinds of mischief in this classic 18th century commedia dell'arte- finding himself underpaid and overstretched, unknowingly causing much stress for the other characters.
A marriage is sabotaged, lovers are driven to near suicide and two households are almost at war; all goes unnoticed by the servant, who simply wants to 'get some decent scran down [his] neck.'
A witty Italian comedy by Carlo Goldoni from the literal translation by Gwenda Pandolfi and cleverly adapted by Lee hall, A Servant to Two Masters is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and gawk in horror at the measures some characters go to get what they crave.
Tickets available in person from the Esperance Civic Centre or online at www.civiccentre.esperance.wa.gov.au (or click on the ticket link above out poll).
A Servant to Two Masters is a directorial debut from youth director Nastassja Kruger, mentored by Lyndel Taylor of BYTE (Bijou Youth Theatre Esperance).
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