Paison Ki Hera Pheri (Every Body wants the Money) is the inaugural show by Matribhoomi Theatre Company, set up by husband-wife team, Gurdip Kaur Chaudhary and Jitender Singh. A Bollywood style farce performed in Hindi, the show looks at the corrosive power of wealth, through the story of a British Asian family who set out to get their hands on a forthcoming financial legacy.

Set in a posh suburban home in Windsor, Dada Thakur is a stern and moral paterfamilias with two grown up adult children, a son, Jai and a daughter, Basanti. Sadly, the siblings have not come up to dad's expectations. Jai, ostensibly a 'doctor' is really an absent minded quack, while Basanti, has committed the ultimate sin, by choosing her own spouse, Veeru, a handsome lush with few prospects.

Jai, is married to Bijli, but covets her sister, Kanta, a sexy Bollywood dancer, when suddenly tragedy strikes and Dada Thakur, breathes his last. However, instead of mourning his death, the family are impatient for the reading of the Will so they can discover how much wealth they may have inherited.

Meanwhile, Dada Thakur wanders around the home as a 'ghost' and witnesses the true nature of how his kin are dealing with their grief. He is distraught to learn that his relations are rejoicing over potential riches due to come their way, instead of grieving for a lost parent. He resolves to teach them a lesson…!

Paison Ki Hera Pheri (Every Body wants the Money) features an ensemble company of seven actors with a great deal of professional experience in South Asian Language theatre. Arvinder Grewal, a seasoned Punjabi theatre actor, plays Dada Thakur, while Mukesh Gohil, plays Jai and Sandeep Garcha, plays erstwhile sister, Basanti.

Paison Ki Hera Pheri (Every Body wants the Money) is the inaugural show by Matribhoomi Theatre Company, set up by husband-wife team, Gurdip Kaur Chaudhary and Jitender Singh. The company is committed to producing high quality Indian theatre in the UK. Singh, an experienced theatre and film personality from India, whose credits include Gangster (2006); Buddha Never Smiled (2006) & Sehar (2005), also directs and acts as Veeru.

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