Espèces Menacées

A play by Ray Cooney, adapted by Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot and Stewart Vaughan

Directed by: TBC

Duration: 1h40

On his birthday, Yvon accidentally swaps his accountant's briefcase for that of a stranger on the RER and discovers millions inside. He immediately decides to fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to start a new life in the sun. But he hadn't counted on his wife's stubborn refusal, the successive intrusions of an inopportune couple of friends, a dubious policeman, a fastidious commissioner, an irascible taxi driver, and the arrival of a killer determined to reclaim his due…

Espèces Menacées is a play written in 1994 by British playwright Ray Cooney, under the title “Funny Money”. Its French adaptation is by the talented Michel Blanc and Gérard Jugnot. The English speak of a "Cooney Farce" just as the French speak of a Feydeau.

THE PRESS:

« Doors slam, lies multiply in a cascade, misunderstandings fly!  » -TPA

« An effective comedy, led at a frantic pace by a joyful troupe. Without downtime, deaf dialogues, misunderstandings, incomprehensions and lies follow one another at lightning speed.  » - Sortir à Paris

« Expect to hold your sides, because the laughter starts very early and doesn't stop: situations follow one another at a sustained rhythm, and you will leave this show happy and tired.  » - Senscritique.com