EuroCrash! The Musical is about to come to a theatre near you.
It gives a new meaning to the drama of the single currency. And it should prove thoroughly entertaining, with wicked verses and great, original songs.

EuroCrash! made its debut in Barnes, West London, in September 2011, and will run there for three days in January. Then, by kind invitation, the musical is coming to Berlin and Frankfurt, before continuing for a short spell at the Cockpit Theatre in London.

Meet Mark and Gilda – the Hänsel and Gretel of Euroland – as they discover the fantasy world of European monetary union.

Meet Papa Kohl and Madame Mitterrand, the charming couple who hold it all together; meet the Snake, a clunky prototype; Jean-Claude Trichet, the last great eurocrat; the PIIGS, paying for past profligacy; the dark eminence of the mighty Bundesbank; and the wild, exotic currencies of central Europe.

All this gives us something between Gilbert & Sullivan and Berthold Brecht, with hard-hitting lyrics and great songs – all original. A thoroughly entertaining show of not much more than an hour, which will appeal to experts and laymen alike. No previous experience of the single currency is needed.

It is thought-provoking, even educational. A must-see for anyone involved in or likely to be affected by the future of the euro.

Dates and venues:
Prime Time Theater, Berlin (January 24th to 26th) 8.15pm

The House of Finance, Campus Westend, 60323 Frankfurt (January 27th to 29th) 8pm
Tickets from the Campus Shop, Campus Westend, 069 798 34553