The Servant of Two Masters (1745)

by Carlo Goldoni

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'A Christmas pantomime with an Italian accent from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic Company. Two wages. Two men''s meals. Am I mad? Not half. Carlo Goldoni''s 18th century comedy about a wily servant who gets the best of his masters by hook and crook is one of the great classic commedia dell''arte scripts of world drama. In this new, rapid fire adaptation by award winning dramatist Lee Hall, the language has been updated to now in order to give the action the fast-paced feeling of a Christmas pantomime. A cracker of a version certain to please all and fill the theatres.'… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Goldoni, Carlo	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Mulrine, Stephen	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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I Capolavori di Goldoni [L'Unità] (2)

Classici del teatro adattati per i più giovani [Alta Marea] (3)

Collezione di teatro [Einaudi] (6)

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The Servant of Two Masters & Other Italian Classics (Paperback) (Eric Bentley's Dramatic Repertoire) by Eric Bentley

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A Study Guide for Carlo Goldoni's "A Servant of Two Masters" by Sara Constantakis

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Der Diener zweier Herren

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Il servitore di due padroni

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1745 (original Italian)

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Pandolfo

Rosaura

Truffaldino

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Truffaldino iz Bergamo (1977 | IMDb)

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Hier haben Sie meine Hand - es bleibt dabei.

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'A Christmas pantomime with an Italian accent from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic Company. Two wages. Two men''s meals. Am I mad? Not half. Carlo Goldoni''s 18th century comedy about a wily servant who gets the best of his masters by hook and crook is one of the great classic commedia dell''arte scripts of world drama. In this new, rapid fire adaptation by award winning dramatist Lee Hall, the language has been updated to now in order to give the action the fast-paced feeling of a Christmas pantomime. A cracker of a version certain to please all and fill the theatres.'

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