Show Dates: 10 – 13th March 2027
Rehearsal Days: Monday/Wednesdays (other days may be occasionally scheduled. A full schedule will be available at the auditions)
Cast Size: 2w / 6m
Synopsis: Henry A. Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase, one full of cash, and decides to keep it. Convinced it's illicit, he rushes home to flee to Barcelona with his bewildered wife.
But when police detectives arrive-one suspecting him of soliciting, another believing him to be dead-Henry's attempts to escape spiral into a series of increasingly chaotic and hilarious misunderstandings.
Show Fee: £15.00
Contact Details: derek_hodges@hotmail.com
Characters: 6 Male, 2 Female or 4 Male, 4 Female
Jean Perkins - Age 30s - 50s
Henry Perkins - Age 30s - 50s
Bill - Middle age London taxi driver
Davenport - Police detective 30s - 50s
Betty Johnson - Age 30s - 50s
Vic Johnson - Age 3os - 50s
Slater - Police detective 30s - 50s Male or Female
A passer-by who appears towards the end of the play, speaks Dutch and is a gangster. Could be played by a Male or Female.
Audition Material:
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