"One Man Two Guvnors" by Regis Theatre Company.

Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton.

Written by Richard Bean, this is the comedy that rocketed James Corden’s theatre career. Set In Brighton in 1963 it tells the story of an out of work skiffle player, Francis Henshall. He goes from being unemployed to having two jobs and two masters, Roscoe Crabbe and Stanley Stubbers. This is where the confusion and comedy arises as he tries to keep the two masters from meeting and discovering his joint employment.

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from the dad of his fiancee. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who has been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

Complicating events still further is local mobster Charlie the Duck, who has arranged his daughter Pauline's engagement to Roscoe despite her preference for over-the-top amateur actor Alan Dangle.

Holed up at The Cricketers Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

I've seen this farcical piece of theatre on several occasions and have never seen the exact same show twice. Regis have created another different version of this brilliantly comical theatre piece.

A wonderful slice of slapstick and physical theatre which requires brilliant characterisation and comic timing. The play is like a bottle of wine, fruity, fizzy, very smooth and gets better with age and like a good cheese matures well and gets tastier every time you go back for a piece.

I could go into the history of the play and it's Italian roots and "Commedia Dell'arte" but what really matters here is that it is so very funny when performed with the panache and comedy timing of the cast of Regis Theatre Company.

Francis Henshaw is played by Kheenan Jones. This is a great role for Kheenan as it really pushes him. The speed and quick thinking of Francis is spot on and so is the tongue twisting script. Maybe not as tongue twisting as some productions that I've seen but there's additional comedy in other parts of Henshaw's role. We don't get the rapidity of James Corden, but what we do get is Kheenan Jones with a twinkle in his eye and a chance to show off improvisational skills as well as delivering some of the best language in the British sentences. Wonderfully funny guy on or off stage, and I love the tie style and I am sure that Francis must have another pair of shoes almost exactly the same back at home; one show per Guvnor?

Roscoe/Rachel is played by Emma Kelvey. There really isn't one character in this comedy who doesn't deliver comedically, and with Emma we get double the fun. Emma has really perfected the "man walk" and stature and that attitude with Roscoe, and then we get Rachel with a noticeably softer side. Plus we also get to hear Emma playing the flute!

Charlie "The Duck" Clench is played by Kim Harris. Kim has taken the laugh of "Only Fools And Horses" Boycie and incorporated it into the character of Charlie, which plastered a grin on my face every time that laugh was released.

Pauline Clench is played by Shannon O'Donnell, who portrays this slightly dim character perfectly and it's through that "naivety" that the natural comedy shines through, especially the way that Pauline scuttles off stage at speed.

Alan Dingle is played by Jack Readyhoof. Dangle is wonderfully over the top, and Jack presents the character just as he should be, as the actor who is always in the spotlight, probably even when opening the fridge door. The semi tragic, almost Shakespearean Dangle is one of my favourite comedy characters, and every time I've been to see this play, the actor always delivers it just a little different every time. Some wonderfully pained but funny facial expressions which all adds to the comedy. I must say as well that it's so refreshing to see Jack play a character like this because we don't often see Jack playing overtly comedy roles and this really suits him, but it also shows what a flexible character actor Jack is. I'll also let you into a secret, Jack has played this role before in 2016.

Stanley Stubbers is played by Adam Guest, who a whole decade ago played the role of Francis. This time around Adam is just as hilarious in the role of Stanley Stubbers and injects a bit of a speech impediment for Stubbers along with some saucy hip thrusting. During the scene changes, instead of a skiffle band playing songs to cover the changes, we are treated to various cast members providing a brief musical interlude, and it was with great joy that one of Adam's party classics was revitalised in "The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson. If you've never seen this done before, get yourself over to the Duchess on Saturday to experience a classic piece of comedy, additional to Adam's portrayal of Stubbers.

Mariko Jones plays Dolly, Charlie "The Duck" Clench's book keeper and flirty floozie who attracts the eye of Francis. Like all the actors in this show they show off their comedy talents perfectly with these characters. Great accent as well from someone who lights up the stage, whatever role she plays.

Harry Dangle is played by Andy Cattanach. Another great character performer as Alan's Dad for Andy. You can never be too sure with this character if the references for his work, especially getting the "MowMow" off charges, are actually true or is this lawyer just stretching his legal abilities a little too far. Dangle's wink after some sentences may tell the audience a different story!

Luke Grainger is Alfie, the octogenarian waiter, one of the hardest roles in this play. The characterisation was wonderful and as Luke has a real flair of comedic roles, this part was just perfect for him. Ten years ago I saw Kheenan play this role, and as I have said with every production, the characters are always presented differently, which is why I love seeing shows, especially comedies like this, over and over again. I love the slow pace that Luke gives to Alfie, often looking like he is delaying the action while he slowly exits the stage, often to the amusement of the other actors on stage waiting to move the show on. Brilliant slapstick scenes with the door, and just how much talcum powder is used on that hair?

Lloyd Boateng is played by Des Francis. I can't recall seeing Des before, I'm probably wrong, but I will remember this role played by Des. I love accents, this show is full of them, and Des's accent for Lloyd is reminiscent of the kind that actors like the brilliant Rudolph Walker delivers with his characters, proper East End Jamaican style.

Harvey Latter plays Gareth, the head waiter at the Cricketer's Arms. The voice is the kind from someone who believes that they is further up the pecking order than they actually are. Wannabe upper class but slips into their natural voice every now and then. Yet another lovely gentle comedy part that does stand out.

Directed by Ollie Turner, assisted by Kayleigh Turner, and you may have noticed my referencing a production from ten years ago, featuring several of the same actors. Ollie was also the Director for that same production, but a decade on he has created something that seems to be very fresh and still as hilarious as the one I remember from 2016. A good Director will change and update sections of a play, and Ollie has done just that. There are bits that have been taken out but with absolutely no detriment to the story or the laughs, plus I suppose a suit of armour may be quite expensive to source and not something you could find in a charity shop nowadays for a few quid.

The decision to remove the musical element almost completely by a skiffle band is also relatively different, but I loved the fact that the scene changes were masked by the various musical talents from the characters in the production. The drama of the music produced by Alan Dangle created a wave of laughter from the audience, and we just about managed to recognise some of the other tunes, pre 1963 and Cockney related. We do get the classic song that ends the show, "Tomorrow Looks Good From Here" performed by the whole cast.

Talking of scene changes, Milly Bould is the Stage Manager, making sure the various changes were completed swiftly and smoothly behind the curtains.

Lots of props, all managed by Katie Bird, who also makes a quick stage appearance.

Lighting Designer and Operator is David Price.

Sound Operator is not credited but there are some additional sound effects involved in the show.

Set Designer is also not credited in the programme, but this also is a different look from other productions that I've seen in the past; different but just as good as any other I've seen. I love the design for the pier front, and whether Charlie Stubbers was aware of the length of the pier when he walked into the end of it, nobody knows if it were for comic effect or merely just an accident. Whatever Adam brought even more laughs from the jubilant audience on Friday night.

Wardrobe is also another area uncredited in the programme, but are all marvellous. From the simple black snug fitting black sweater and trousers for Alan Dangle to that wonderful tie, and especially the way that it was worn by Francis, the clothes were obviously very well thought out to extract even more comedic value from this show.

I could see this comedy over and over again and not see the same performance twice, in fact I could see this production over and over again full stop because the whole cast were wonderful, and they all looked to be loving just being part of the show, probably because they were being entertained while entertaining us, the audience.

There is a serious side of this particular production though and that is the charity that Regis are collecting for; Pancreatic Cancer UK. Andy's wife Lisa sadly passed away during the rehearsals of the play from Pancreatic Cancer, and the show is dedicated to Lisa.

If you want to give your chuckle muscles a good weekend workout, then pop along and see "One Man Two Guvnors" at the Duchess Theatre which ends with two more shows at 2.30 and 7.30 on Saturday 12 September.