Merlin attempts to talk his way out, but is forced to immobilise them with magic when Gwaine moves to strike him. It was made for a production that starred Tommy Steele as Truffaldino, and is entirely in the modern idiom. Fine banter, good slice-of-life moments and the plot moves along weaving through their daily routine. A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. Gaius quickly becomes unsettled by Merlin's change in personality, which is much more hasty and offensive.

And Pia Saunders-Patel revelled in her two comedic roles, visibly and comfortably relishing her lines as the (Columbine) maid (“Oh, for God’s sake, just suffer for a while! With a zany plot featuring lost love, mistaken identity, ravenous servants, and lots of letter mix-ups, Goldoni’s classic The Servant of Two Masters makes a wonderful addition to any theater season! However, he is happened upon by the Knights of the Round Table, who recognise Dragoon as the sorcerer who killed Uther. The audience was primed to expect something out of the ordinary from the outset, as we filed together en masse up the dark back stairs which are normally out of bounds, to take our seats not in the auditorium but on the Playhouse stage.

He is always complaining of an empty stomach, and always trying to satisfy his hunger by eating everything and anything in sight. This attempt fails when Arthur does not open the door wide enough to trigger the crossbow, but Arthur is too distracted by the traitor problem to notice the attempt on his life. As the wedding agreement is being signed, the hilarious and confused Truffaldino enters to announce the arrival of his master, Federigo Rasponi of Turin. Pantalone: Clarice’s father, Pantalone is motivated almost entirely by the acquisition of money and goods.

And in terms of the original UK transmission, it was one of the episodes delayed by Lewis Collins' parachuting accident, thus not screened until the end of the third season. Apparently what happened was that she appeared in the 1978 film Golden Lady which was an all-female spoof on James Bond. This was used for exteriors and interiors, although it seems that some of the outside scenes subsequently required re-shoots, which were done at Warfield Hall, Warfield. Unlike the majority of the characters on this list, they appear unmasked, as an attractive young couple. Back at Pantalone’s house, Beatrice, still in disguise as Federigo, reveals her secret to the distraught Clarice.This isn't the first time, and it won't be the last, that audiences at a show transferred to the West End wonder why it has arrived with such enthusiastic notices. I like my theatre to acknowledge that it is that, and is in some way artificial and accepts a relationship with the audience using asides and the like. Watch his face - he never admits either by word or expression that he truly believes Cowley to be guilty. The first is from Watkins, one of those hard-working actors who have been around an age doing unsung work and really deserve to be stars.