The library theatre tudor square surry street s1 1xz what if you picked up the wrong briefcase containing nearly a million pounds in used banknotes. Directed by carol acheson, this production takes to the stage from 5th to 8th december 2017 funny money is the classic stage farce with lots of doors and general confusion and chaos giving the audience a comic spectacle. Funny money is a british comedy by celebrated playwright ray cooney and will be presented by fine arts productions, directed. Moving along he and his wife decide to fly one way to barcelona or bali. Henry perkins accidently picks up the wrong briefcase, one full of money. Edited clips of the ray cooney farce funny money performed by the fairlight players in 2010. Clonmel theatre guild returns to raheen house hotel for its christmas dinner theatre production of ray cooney s hilarious farce funny money. In 2006 the play was adapted into a movie starring chevy chase. Patricks drama group, westport presents fastmoving, laughoutloud comedy. From the author of run for your wife, this wild comedy starts out when mild. Never has this master at farce, ray cooney, been frenetically funnier. Hilarious innuendo and cruelly funny turns of fate ensue as henry and his wife assume various identities in their battle to keep the money. No infringement intentended, video for training purposes only.
Perkins, a mild mannered cpa, accidently picks up the wrong briefcase and it happens to be full of money. Funny money the fairlight players edited clips 2010 youtube. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and decides to keep it. Henrys inept attempts to extricate himself from this situation lead to increasingly hysterical situations. A madcap farce of switcheroos, aliases, stolen money, and brief cases keep your eyes on the brief cases. Ray cooney s funny money, under the direction of roberta elliott, opened thursday night to a small but exuberant audience, as the quality cast presented plenty of laughoutloud moments. July 1, 2019 july 23, 2019 michaelhoban leave a comment. His wife has a nervous breakdown, henry ends up with his best friends wife, and a drug dealer ends up with henrys briefcase. Mp richard willey is staying at the westminster hotel with his wife pamela who he dispatches to the theatre so that his assistant can arrange a suite for richard. This ray cooney farce enjoyed a run at the playhouse theatre, london, starring sylvia syms, trevor bannister, henry mcgee and the author himself as henry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Farce demands splitsecond timing, numerous doors for endless exits and entrances, very high speed delivery giving the audience no time to dissect and examine the convoluted plot and, for me, it has to be at least half way believable. What happens when mildmannered henry accidentally picks up a briefcase full of money.
Henry perkins accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase, one full of money. An extremely funny play about a young girls forthcoming marriage and attitudes about premarital sex had the audience gurgling with delight london sunday times i found myself surrendering to the ceaseless price. It runs in the family by ray cooney 2010 performed at burnage gardens village players. When, henry, a mild mannered british cpa, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase and finds it filled with cash, he decides to keep it and fly to barcelona to start a new life before anyone is the wiser. It premiered at the churchill theatre, bromley, london, england, in 1994, followed by a successful twoyear run in the west end. Funny money by ray cooney act 1 newburgh community. Ray cooney began his theatrical career as a boy actor in song of norway at the palace theatre in 1946. What would you do if you picked up the wrong briefcase on your way home from the office. Funny money by ray cooney act 1 newburgh community theater newburgh community theater. Funny money the fairlight players edited clips 2010. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading funny money.
When he eventually arrives he discovers that he has accidentally picked up a briefcase containing thousands of pounds. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, henry rushes home to book one way fares to barcelona and everything. A mildmannered cpa accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase and its full of money. Ray cooney ian dickens productions yvonne arnaud theatre, guildford, and touring 2007 share. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. Following a period in repertory theatres around the uk, he joined the brian rix company at the whitehall theatre and it was during this period he began his writing career including the west end hits move over mrs markham, run for your wife, two into one, out of order. Following its twoyear london run, the french version became one of pariss longest running productions when it ran for over three years. The tale begins with henry perkins jeff fowler finding a briefcase full of money.
A, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase, one full of money. It was a coproduction between germany, the united states and romania. Proud sponsor of this beaverhill players production proud sponsor of beaverhill players central plumbing. Danielle rowena betts and alex segal produced a spectacular piece as their directorial debut. Download full funny money book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format.
He played in dry rot and simple spymen and then began a writing career which, to date, has sent eighteen plays to the west end including. Leslie greif directs this adaptation of ray cooney s hit british play, a throwback farce about mistaken identity. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one way fares to. Funny money is a comedic farce in need of comedy pittsburgh. Be sure to like and subscribe for more videos like these. What would you do if you picked up the wrong briefcase and arrived home to find you were holding a fortune in used banknotes but the villains who lost it will soon be after you. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase. Funny money 1994 caught in the net 2001 tom, dick and harry 2003 times up 2005 twice in a lifetime 2011 filmography. Taking ray cooney s masterpiece funny money they created a laughaminute show. I was bereft when john decided to move on to writing for television but, by now, i couldnt stop the ideas from flowing, so for the next umpteen years i was by myself at the desk coming up with run for your wife. A, accidently picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. A riotous comedy henry is late home for his birthday dinner. It premiered at the churchill theatre, bromley, london, england, in 1994, followed by a successful twoyear run.
Funny money by ray cooney ii act play beaver arts centre main st, holden april 21 2012 12 join us as we support todays performance. It is based on the british play funny money by ray cooney. Hannover neues theater hannover funny money premiere. Never has this master of farce been frenetically funnier. Funny money by ray cooney act 2 newburgh community. One for the pot, directed by alfred travers south africa, 1968, based on the play one for the pot not now, darling, directed by ray cooney and david croft 1973, based on the play not now, darling. Funny money is a 2006 american comedy film directed by leslie greif and starring chevy chase, penelope ann miller and armand assante. This brilliant farce by britains premier comedy playwright gives one extremely farfetched answer. The current fare at the awardwinning newport playhouse is ray cooney s funny money. Proud sponsor of this beaverhill players production proud sponsor of. Funny money by ray cooney directed by priscilla gonzalez. Cooney directed his own play and also played the part of henry perkins.