The play is about two brothers who are desperate to get their fair share of their father's inheritance. They are about to meet their fathers new young bride, will she be the gold digger they expect? Both sons, Ian (Warren Jones) and Ben (Jamie Oxenbould) are married. Ian's wife Sue is a lawyer and is just as determined as Ian in making sure they get their fair share of Alan's ( Nick Tate) estate. She doesn't beat about the bush and when asked if she is only interested in the money replies "quite frankly... yes." Ben is married to Laura (Di Adams). Laura's father has recently committed suicide having lost everything by making a bad investment on Alan's advice. Of course this creates quite a bit of tension between Laura and Alan especially as Alan didn't loose any money when the GFC hit. Amongst all the humour this was a serious theme to the play. The play also explores the relationships between husbands and wives and married life. Some of the scenes were very funny. The first scene with Laura and her Mum, Judy (Lorraine Bayly) was very sad but had heaps of humour. I loved the comments about the white splats all over the bathroom mirror and other references to the frustrations of living with a man! Enter Fury, who turns out not to be quite what Ben and Ian expect. You will have to go and see it to find out more!
The production is simple with very little staging but is not a bad thing as the dialogue is so strong it carries the play. It is fairly fast moving and very entertaining. The cast is well chosen Cheree Cassidy makes a very good slight off the wall Fury and Lorraine Bayly plays a very good grieving widow. It is a good solid production which I think most people will enjoy.
