Funny Money

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Funny Money [1] is a 1994 farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans by Peet van Rensburg under the title My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas ("My wife's husband's dead body's briefcase").

Performance history in South Africa

1996 or 1997: Clive Scott starred in a production of this play. He was nominated for a Vita Award (national) as "Actor of the Year in a Comedy Role", award year 1997.

2013: My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas, the Van Rensburg Afrikaans translation, was staged at the KKNK, directed by Frans Swart, with Chris van Niekerk (as Henry Perkins), Amalia Uys (Betty Johnson), Botha Enslin (Slater), Chris van Rensburg , Duncan Johnson, Lulu Botha (Jean Perkins), Paul Lückhoff (Davenport) and Phillru van Achterbergh.

Sources

Database: NELM Literary Awards.

KKNK programme, 29 March-6 April 2013.

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