Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier! Henry A. Perkins, a mild mannered C.P. A, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one way fares to Barcelona. He tells his confused wife to leave everything behind; if she doesn't like Barcelona, they can go to Bali. In fact, they can buy Bali! The doorbell rings as they wait for their taxi. The police detective at the door thinks Henry was soliciting in the men's room of the local pub actually, he was sitting in the loo counting the cash. The bell rings again. Another detective arrives thinking Henry is dead; a man with bullet holes in his head and Henry's briefcase were found in the Thames. Henry's inept attempts to extricate himself from this impossible situation lead to increasingly hysterical situations.
"Funny Money" by Ray Cooney
Director: Marcus Newman
Location: Sheffield Library Theatre
Dates: 11th - 15th February 2020
Tickets: £9/ £10
Jean Perkins - Edwina Gascoyne
Henry Perkins - Phil Gascoyne
Davenport - Bill Darwin
Bill - Peter Crown
Betty Johnson - Andrea Howard
Vic Johnson - John Fereday
Slater - Daniel Roberts
A Passer-By - Anthony Maycock
Director - Marcus Newman
Set Design and Construction - Hansel D'Roza, David Parkin, Graham Ward, Paul Curr, Dave Twigg
Lighting & Sound - Hansel D'Roza
Stage Manager - Ric Waterhouse
Properties - Charlie Russell
Continuity - Jenn Aspinall
Front of House - Charlie Gascoyne
Ticket Secretary - Janet D'Roza