Synopsis
Penny Blue
Published by Josef Weinberger
3 Male 3 Female
Dougie and Petula are old friends who years before emigrated to Australia in search of a better life
Dougie and Petula have made it big Down Under and now live the Australian Dream - luxurious home, designer labels and kidney-shaped swimming pool - while Bob and Marion have continued to live a modest life in England
When Dougie and Petula arrive for a reunion back in the Old Country, home (and abroad) truths burst through the surface as the veneers are stripped off and old wounds are re-opened
As the tequila flows a little too freely, tongues loosen and the pent-up jealousies of seventeen years finally come pouring out, with disastrous - and hilarious - results
But where does the Penny Blue fit in?
In a stamp collection, brought back from Australia, which holds the promise of an instant fortune for Bob and Marion ...
'Superbly crafted, a side-splitting riot and a splendid piece of theatre' ~ The Stage