Tons of Money

Season: 7^th November to 29^th November 2025, The Guild Theatre, Rockdale, Director – Robert Mason

AUDITION DATES

7pm to 9pm TUESDAY 10^TH JUNE 2025

7pm to 9pm THURSDAY 12^th JUNE 2025

REHEARSALS

7pm MONDAY and THURSDAYS starting Monday 4^th AUGUST 2025

All day SUNDAY rehearsals 26^th OCTOBER and 2^nd NOVEMBER 2025

SYNOPSIS

“Tons Of Money” tells the story of Aubrey, an unsuccessful inventor who is deep in debt. He stands to inherit a large fortune, but he’ll see none of it because his creditors would claim it all. However, if Aubrey should die, the money would revert to his cousin George, from Mexico. Because cousin George’s whereabouts are unknown, and thought to have died, Aubrey’s wife, Louise, suggests faking Aubrey’s death so that he can resurrect himself as his cousin George! He can then collect the money and avoid paying the creditors. But meanwhile, Sprules, the family butler, has got wind of the plot, and seeks to cash in by arranging for his brother, Henery, to also impersonate cousin George. Complications and arise with the arrival of George’s wife, and the very-much-alive real cousin George!

CHARACTERS

Aubrey Allington – An eccentric inventor, well-spoken. Can be a bit nutty. Playing age 20-50

Louise Allington – Aubrey’s wife (of similar age to Aubrey)

Jean Everard – A schoolfriend of Louise (of similar age to Louise)

Benita Mullett – Louise’s elderly aunt, slightly deaf and very brusque in manner.

Sprules - The family butler. Needs two accents. One is well-spoken English, the other is Cockney (or similar).

Simpson - The parlour maid, who is in love with Sprules. Cockney accent (or similar).

James Chesterman, The family solicitor, very precise in manner.

Giles, The gardener. A man of few words with a rural accent (West Country or Norfolk?)

Henery – the dubious brother of Sprules. Needs two accents. One is “over-the-top” upper-class English, the other is Cockney (or similar).

George Maitland – Aubrey’s cousin from Mexico