Wessex Musical Theatre presents The Producers

Max Bialystock is a failing Broadway producer, trading dalliances with wealthy old ladies in return for money to invest in his productions. Leo Bloom is his nerdy young accountant with an obsessive-compulsive need to cuddle his “blue blanket” in moments of stress.

Bloom realises that if Bialystock secures more financial backing than he needs for a show and that show is a subsequent flop, neither investors nor the taxman will suspect that Bialystock has actually made a large profit. In other words, secure investment in a play that is designed to fail and become very rich.

The couple seek out the worst play ever written; a sentimental musical about Adolf Hitler. To complete their scam, they hire a lead actor and director for their complete lack of talent. Now all they have to do is wait for the bad reviews. The plan is fool proof. What could possibly go wrong?