Funny Money

FUNNY MONEY

FUNNY MONEY By Ray Cooney

The Nonentities – Main House (A)

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, 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 Henrys briefcase were found in the Thames. Henrys inept attempts to extricate himself from this impossible situation lead to increasingly hysterical situations.

This amateur production of FUNNY MONEY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

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