University of London's Dan Rebellato Interviews ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS' Richard Bean, May 5

Currently playing on Broadway and in London’s West End, One Man, Two Guvnors has won Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2011, and also the WhatsOnStage.com’s EMG Award for Best New Comedy. It will soon find out whether it can add an Olivier Award to its clutch of trophies, having been nominated for Best New Play.

The man behind One Man, Two Guvnors’ great success is undoubtedly its writer: Richard Bean, author of over fifteen plays, including, most recently,The Heretic, The Big Fellah and England People Very Nice.

On Saturday, May 5, 2012, Richard Bean comes to the historical Theatre Royal Haymarket to talk about his latest hit One Man, Two Guvnors in conversation with Dan Rebellato, fellow playwright and Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London.

TRH Talks...Richard Bean will be the second time Bean has appeared at the Theatre Royal Haymarket since One Man, Two Guvnors opened at the theatre in March. Living up to his title as “one of our drama's most wittily maverick voices”(Independent), Bean did not hold back on his opinions when the theatre hosted panel discussion ‘Future of the West End’ as part of ‘The Heart of the West End’ conference. Bean passionately hit out at the practice of “legal ticket touting” as reported in The Guardian, The Stage, WhatsOnStage.com, The Telegraph, Independent,BBC News Online and a number of other online publications. TRH Talks....Richard Beanis set to be equally as explosive and will see Bean discuss his processes, inspiration, motives and practices involved in penning his latest West End smash hit. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to hear from one of “the most exciting British playwrights to have emerged over the past decade” (Telegraph) and ask him your questions!

Tickets are now on sale for £10 each* and are only available from the Theatre Royal Haymarket website:
http://www.trh.co.uk/whatson/one-man-two-guvnors-richard-bean-in-conversation/

*Please note, this price excludes show ticket and is subject to a 50p booking fee. Tickets for 'One Man, Two Guvnors' can be booked here:  http://www.trh.co.uk/whatson/one-man-two-guvnors/

TRH Talks...Richard Bean runs Saturday, May 5, 5.45pm – 6.35pm. at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, 18 Suffolk Street, London, SW1Y 4HT.

Richard Bean is an award winning playwright. Having worked as a psychologist and stand-up comedian, he began writing for the theatre in 1995. Bean’s latest play One Man, Two Guvnors is currently running at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End and on Broadway. Previous works include:The Heretic (Royal Court), House of Games (Almeida),England People Very Nice (National Theatre) and Up On The Roof (Hull Truck).

Dan Rebellato is Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London and current Head of Department, where he teaches British theatre, playwriting, theory and philosophy, Contemporary Theatre, and music & performance.

TRH talks... is a new series of talks and discussions hosted and staged by the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The TRH Talks... series will see leading theatre practitioners take the stage alongside established academics to discuss, debate and deliberate theatre’s latest hot topics.

The Theatre Royal Haymarket, known originally as "The Little Theatre in the Hay" - designed and constructed in 1720, by John Potter - has come a very long way and is now considered one of the most treasured theatres in the West End. Over the last 180 years, in its various incarnations, the Theatre Royal Haymarket has provided a home for some of the most celebrated events in British theatre history, from the challenging and gritty to the glamorous and classically old. With the formation of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Company, and the continued growth of the Masterclass programme, the theatre continues to foster a home for actors, writers, directors, designers and audiences to come together and create the theatre for the next generations.

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