Funny Money
Funny Money [1] is a 1994 farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney [2].
Contents
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: Presented by Scott's Promotions and Pieter Toerien at the Hilton College Theatre and Sneddon Theatre, directed by Rex Garner, from 27 November to 14 December, starring Clive Scott.
1998: Presented by St James Art Group and Pinetown Repertory Players, directed by Anne Petersen.
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
Theatre programme (1996 production) held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 13. 60.
Theatre programme (1998 production) held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 13. 61.
KKNK programme, 29 March-6 April 2013.
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