Funny Money
by Ray Cooney

Funny Money Book Cover
Funny Money Cover

Synopsis

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.

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 8 total roles, 2 female and 6 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1996
ISBN 10
057301762X
ISBN 13
9780573017629
Print Length
120 pages
Language
English
Print
Funny Money is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in 1996. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573017629 and an ISBN-10 of 057301762X.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle.

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