However, his teenage children, a girl from one family and a boy from the other, have met on the internet and are anxious to meet in person since they have so much in. Upcoming, new, and past ray cooney movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Funny money by ray cooney act 1 newburgh community theater. While attempting to take a second floor window, back in november 2003, a back draft knocked him from his ladder. The economist, zimbabwes economy is crashing and its people are hungry, 15 aug.
Britains master farceur two into one, run for your wife, et al. The division of fine arts at western iowa tech community college presents the farce, funny money, at 7. But mine is not so funny, a shocking reality, that involves money. He has had roles in funny money, a round with the boys, and towards zero. It premiered at the churchill theatre, bromley, london, england, in 1994, followed by a successful twoyear run in the west end. From the author of run for your wife, this wild comedy starts out when mild. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, henry rushes home to book one way fares to barcelona and everything. Funny money 1994 caught in the net 2001 tom, dick and harry 2003 times up 2005 twice in a lifetime 2011 filmography. Ray cooney plays filing history free information from.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Annals of finance about the rise and fall of the penn. Beaverhill players presents funny money by ray cooney ii act play beaver arts centre main st, holden april 21 2012 12 join us as we support. The play has also been presented internationally in singapore, in may 2005, by the. Recent examples on the web in june, without enough hard cash to pay the soldiers who defend it, the government decreed that shops must accept only funny money. Mortimore tries to fend off a paternity suit, an ex wife, a punkish daughter and various other lunatics so that he may, at last. Funny money by ray cooney 1 set, 6 males, 2 females. Cooney directed his own play and also played the part of henry perkins. Perkins accidently picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. Following its twoyear london run, the french version became one of pariss longest running productions when it ran for over three years.
Funny money by ray cooney cast in order of appearance. Ray cooneys adult british comedy brought to you by community state bank april 30 may 15, 2004. Funny money the fairlight players edited clips 2010 youtube. Funny money is a frenetically comic farce in the best british tradition. 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. When he decides to keep the money, his life changes and the fun begins. Ray cooneys phone number, email, address, public records. Funny money is produced by special arrangement with samuel french, inc. Funny money definition of funny money by merriamwebster. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and decides to keep it.
The sequel to run for your wife finds the bigamist taxi driver john smith still keeping his two families in different parts of london, both happy and blissfully unaware of each other. Funny money written by ray cooney and directed by cliff tyner. Edited clips of the ray cooney farce funny money performed by the fairlight players in 2010. Funny money comedy by ray cooney a farce about a mild mannered cpa who picks up the wrong briefcase one full of money. Ray cooney began his theatrical career as a boy actor in song of norway at the palace theatre in 1946.
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. Bob has appeared at the drama workshop, stage west, des moines playhouse, and actors in ames, where he did one of his favorite roles, the narratormysterious man in into the woods. Henry perkins accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase, one full of money. Henry, the hero of the piece, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase while travelling home on. Cleverly written by english farceur ray cooney and directed by troy taylor, this hilarious comedy takes place in the course of one evening in henry and jean perkins living room. Ray cooney ian dickens productions yvonne arnaud theatre, guildford, and touring 2007 share. Bev has been in numerous productions over the years including dearly departed, bedtime stories, self help and you cant take it with you. He played in dry rot and simple spyman and then began a writing career which, to date, has produced. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Set in a hospital, it runs in the family contains the usual assortment of farcical nuts running in and out of doors mistaking everybody for someone else, as dr.
Funny money the fairlight players edited clips 2010. During rays hectic theatrical career he has always found time to continue acting and played the last year of run for your wife in london before appearing in the new york production. Ray cooney, a husband and proud father of three, is a retired nyc firefighter. Find ray cooneys phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. The lofte community theatre in manley will present ray cooneys comedy funny money. Ray cooney penned this comedy which revolves around new york city accountant henry perkins, who picks up the wrong briefcase on the subway and discovers. We love the smell of money, but dont smell the funny money. 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. The show is scheduled for march 30 to april 16, 2011. The latest show to open during timber lake playhouses 2007 summer stock season is ray cooneys funny money, and it is by far the best production i have seen at tlp this year. Ray cooney plays free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. No infringement intentended, video for training purposes only. It premiered at the churchill theatre, bromley, london, england, in 1994, followed by a successful twoyear run.
The funny thing about money, it makes the world go round, the real and funny money, banks make the world go around, by loaning and keeping money, a dirty secret found, they even do the laundry, we all are so confound. Funny money by ray cooney act 1 newburgh community. What would you do if you picked up the wrong briefcase on your way home from the office. Funny money 6 male, 2 female ray cooney published by samuel french ltd 9780573017629. Bev would like to thank an amazing cast and crew for making it so enjoyable, and a special thank you to our director mike butterworth for all his support. Funny money definition is artificially inflated currency. One it satisfies his love of film and all things fire department and two, it gives him the ability to raise money for the islip town fire museum and the different burn centers in new york. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one way fares to. In 2006 the play was adapted into a movie starring chevy chase. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and he decides to keep it. It follows the hilarious adventures of henry perkins, a mildmannered accountant who accidently picks up a briefcase full of money. By ray cooney funny money by ray cooney little theatre farce ray cooney characters.