Classic British Farce

From the team behind the 2024 production of One Man, Two Guvnors comes the hilarious play One For The Pot, as part of this year's Shaw Festival season! One of the classic farces by British playwrights Ray Cooney OBE and Tony Hilton, this production is directed by Chris Abraham with set design by Michael Gianfrancesco and costumes by Ming Wong. Peter Fernandes plays Bill Hickory Wood as well as all of his mysterious identical siblings, alongside a twelve-piece supporting cast. 

Classic British Farce

From the team behind the 2024 production of One Man, Two Guvnors comes the hilarious play One For The Pot, as part of this year's Shaw Festival season! One of the classic farces by British playwrights Ray Cooney OBE and Tony Hilton, this production is directed by Chris Abraham with set design by Michael Gianfrancesco and costumes by Ming Wong. Peter Fernandes plays Bill Hickory Wood as well as all of his mysterious identical siblings, alongside a twelve-piece supporting cast.

What is the Story?

The hitherto unassuming Billy Hickory Wood is poised to inherit a life-changing sum of £10,000 from his father’s former business associate. The windfall comes with one catch: Billy must be the only surviving heir. But what should have been a straightforward transaction quickly spirals into a frantic comedy of errors when several identical siblings, each claiming their share of the fortune, begin to emerge from the woodwork.