UPDATED to Wednesday 20th April (acting); Wednesday 27th April (singing) at 7:45pm at Christchurch, Upper High Street, Thame

Lucky Stiff - Directed by Tom Mackriell

Based on the novel The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair. The story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn, or else his uncle's gun-toting ex

Parts

• Harry Witherspoon (Male, 30 - 40) - A shy, sweet-natured, and insecure shoe salesman from England. He feels incapable of taking risks and tries to change that all with a very special trip.
• Annabel Glick (Female, 25 - 35) A no-nonsense representative for the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. She is a proactive citizen with an attentive and aggressive personality, and becomes the unexpected love interest of Harry Witherspoon.
• Rita La Porta (Female, 35 - 45) Vinnie's high-strung sister with poor eyesight. Impulsive, erratic, and very insecure.
• Vinnie Diruzzio (Male, 35 - 40) Rita's mild-mannered brother who is dragged into her mess. He is an optometrist with predictably conservative tendencies.
• Luigi Gaudi (Male, 40 -50) A mysterious, boisterous Italian who wears a beard and an eye patch.
• The Body Of Tony Hendon (Male, 45 - 60) The body of a man believed to be "Uncle Anthony," who Harry brings with him on a very special trip. Tony is Rita's lover from New Jersey. Doubles as Commuter on Train.

Song rehearsals start at the end of June. Then, we start properly after the July production, on Tuesday and Thursdays. There may be some Sundays towards the performance. 

Performance dates 6th - 10th September 2022