THE PRODUCERS is based around the character of Max Bialystock, a down and out Broadway producer whose latest work flopped on opening night. Max, plagued by his former success and scrabbling to stay afloat, experiences a change in fortune when downtrodden accountant Leo Bloom discovers there is money to be made in Max’s theatrical failure. As a result, the two men find new energy and purpose as they form an unlikely union with the goal of creating the world’s worst musical.

The plot develops as the duo enlist the help of a number of ridiculous and often farcical characters on the way, most notably Franz Liebkind, a former Nazi and on-going Third Reich enthusiast; Ulla, a Swedish blonde bombshell secretary/receptionist; Roger De Bris, a flamboyant and somewhat deluded director; and Carmen Ghia, Roger’s extremely camp ‘common-law assistant’.

As a result of the characters’ combined brainpower and ludicrous behaviour, ‘Spring Time for Hitler’ is born and made ready for its Broadway premiere. Chaos ensues but in true musical comedy fashion all is resolved in the end!