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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Two_into_One > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Two_into_One.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_into_One > Source revision: 1351670867 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox play |name = Two Into One |image = |image_size = |caption = |writer = [Ray Cooney](/source/Ray_Cooney) |chorus = |characters = 8 |mute = |setting = Hotel suite, Westminster |premiere = 1981 |place = [Haymarket Theatre](/source/Leicester_Haymarket_Theatre), [Leicester](/source/Leicester){{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Two Into One|url=https://www.raycooney.co.uk/ray-cooney-plays-two-into-one|location=|publisher= |access-date=7 March 2026}} |orig_lang = English |series = |subject = |genre = Farce |web = }} '''''Two Into One''''' is a [farce](/source/farce) written by English playwright [Ray Cooney](/source/Ray_Cooney), which premiered in [Leicester](/source/Leicester) in 1981, then performed at [Guildford](/source/Guildford) in 1983, and then had a long run at the [Shaftesbury Theatre](/source/Shaftesbury_Theatre) in [London](/source/London) from late 1984 to early 1986. Cooney both directed and acted in a 2014 production of the play in London, and it was also translated into Swedish as ''Hotelliggaren''. ==Production history== ''Two Into One'' was first performed at the [Haymarket Theatre](/source/Leicester_Haymarket_Theatre), [Leicester](/source/Leicester), on 19 March 1981. This production was directed by Roger Redfarn, and Cooney played the part of George Pigden. Two years later it was performed at [Guildford](/source/Guildford), Surrey, in a co-production by Theatre of Comedy and [Yvonne Arnaud Theatre](/source/Yvonne_Arnaud_Theatre), from 11 May to 4 June 1983.{{cite web | title=Two Into One | website=Theatricalia | url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5cc/two-into-one | access-date=25 April 2025}} This production was directed and produced by playwright Ray Cooney, with stage design by Terry Parsons. Cooney also played George Pigden, while [Derek Waring](/source/Derek_Waring) played Richard Willey, [Joyce Blair](/source/Joyce_Blair) played Pamela Willey, [Serretta Wilson](/source/Serretta_Wilson) played Jennifer Bristow, and [Anthony Sharp](/source/Anthony_Sharp) played The Manager.{{cite web | title=Production of Two Into One | website=Theatricalia | url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5cc/two-into-one/production/1ddb | access-date=25 April 2025}} The play had a long run at the [Shaftesbury Theatre](/source/Shaftesbury_Theatre) from 15 October 1984 to 15 February 1986. It starred [Donald Sinden](/source/Donald_Sinden) in the lead role as The Right Hon Richard Willey, MP until [Donald Hewlett](/source/Donald_Hewlett) took over the role temporarily from 18 March to 27 April 1985, and then [Anton Rodgers](/source/Anton_Rodgers) for the final year. [Michael Williams](/source/Michael_Williams_(actor)) played George Pigden for the whole run apart from being temporarily replaced by [Tom Conti](/source/Tom_Conti) from 18 March to 27 April 1985. [Lionel Jeffries](/source/Lionel_Jeffries) played The Manager, later temporarily replaced by [Eric Sykes](/source/Eric_Sykes) and then [Moray Watson](/source/Moray_Watson). Actresses included [Linda Hayden](/source/Linda_Hayden_(actress)), [Serretta Wilson](/source/Serretta_Wilson), [Jane Downs](/source/Jane_Downs), [Angela Browne](/source/Angela_Browne), and [Barbara Murray](/source/Barbara_Murray). Playwright Ray Cooney also directed the production,{{cite web | title=Production of Two Into One | website=Theatricalia | url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5cc/two-into-one/production/brw | access-date=25 April 2025}} and his Theatre of Comedy Company bought the theatre during the run.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shaftesburytheatre.com/about-us/our-history/|title=Our History| website=[Shaftesbury Theatre](/source/Shaftesbury_Theatre) }} Also during 1984–5, the play had a run in Canada, in a production by Ed and David Mirvish in association with Theatre of Comedy and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, at the [Royal Alexandra Theatre](/source/Royal_Alexandra_Theatre) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto). In 1999 a film version of the play in Swedish, directed by [Bo Hermansson](/source/Bo_Hermansson) and featuring [Peter Haber](/source/Peter_Haber), [Suzanne Reuter](/source/Suzanne_Reuter), [Hans V. Engström](/source/Hans_V._Engstr%C3%B6m), [Iwa Boman](/source/Iwa_Boman), and [Johan Rheborg](/source/Johan_Rheborg) was released, titled ''{{ill|Hotelliggaren|sv}}''.{{cite web | title=Hotelliggaren | website=kvarnvideo.se | url=https://www.kvarnvideo.se/se/art/hotelliggaren.php | language=sv | access-date=24 April 2025}}{{cite web | title=Hotelliggaren | website=Crille.org | url=https://crille.org/2006/08/hotelliggaren-1999/ | language=sv | access-date=24 April 2025}}{{cite web | title=Hotelliggaren | website=Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB) | url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002125252 | language=sv | access-date=24 April 2025}}{{cite web | last=Name | first=Your | title=Hotelliggaren | website=Vulkanteatern | url=https://www.vulkanteatern.se/hotelliggaren.html | language=sv | access-date=24 April 2025}} ''Hotelliggaren'' was also staged in 2012 by the amateur theatre group Vulkanteatern in [Jönköping](/source/J%C3%B6nk%C3%B6ping), Sweden.{{cite web | title=Hotelliggaren | website=Vulkanteatern | url=https://www.vulkanteatern.se/hotelliggaren.html | language=sv | access-date=25 April 2025}} In 2014, a production of ''Two into One'' directed by Cooney and also featuring the playwright as The Waiter, was staged by [Menier Chocolate Factory](/source/Menier_Chocolate_Factory), a theatre in Southwark, London, running from 8 March to 26 April. [Michael Praed](/source/Michael_Praed) played Richard Willey, [Josefina Gabrielle](/source/Josefina_Gabrielle) was Pamela Willey, and [Nick Wilton](/source/Nick_Wilton) played George Pigden.{{cite web | title=Production of Two Into One | website=Theatricalia | url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5cc/two-into-one/production/v89 | access-date=25 April 2025}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Ray Cooney}} {{Authority control}} Category:1981 plays Category:West End plays Category:British comedy plays Category:Plays by Ray Cooney Category:Laurence Olivier Award–winning plays --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Two into One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_into_One) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_into_One?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.