Overview
The Servant of Two Masters is a mature example of commedia dell'arte, featuring traditional characters and situations. It takes place within a close-knit family, where the main event is an engagement complicated by the servant Truffaldino, who is both cunning and foolish. He sets in motion a comedy of mistaken identities and misunderstandings, driven by his eternal hunger, through unexpected twists and turns to a happy ending. He is surrounded by traditional characters – commedia dell'arte masks – the worried father Pantalone, the wise doctor, and their children in love, an adventurous couple of lovers, the innkeeper Brighella, and the maid Smeraldina. Truffaldina is played by Miroslav Donutil, who continues the tradition of improvisation to the great delight of many audience members.
Director and cast
- Miroslav Donutil as Truffaldino
- Karel Pospíšil as Pantalone de Bisognosi
- Jana Janěková as Clarice
- Petr Pelzer as doktor Lombardi
- Vilém Udatný as Silvio
- Miluše Šplechtová as Beatrice Rasponi
- Alexej Pyško as Florindo Aretusi
- Jan Novotný as Brighella
- Hana Ševčíková as Smeraldina
- Milan Stehlík as číšník
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