The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance

Synopsis:

Misappropriation of client funds...fraudulent speculation on the Stock Market...deceit...lies ...and an intricate cover up. Sound familiar? This could well be the ingredients of a recent City or Wall Street corporate corruption. However, written and first performed in 1905 "The Voysey Inheritance " fittingly kicks off the Sedos Centenary Year. Old fashioned in its setting, the tale of the Voyseys is bang up to date in the ethical conundrum it poses. When young Edward Voysey discovers that the family's wealth has been built on three generations of deceit and theft he must choose between confessing all and ruining the clients that have unwittingly trusted the firm, or continuing the deceit in the hope of righting the wrongs that the firm's clients have unwittingly been subjected to. So the scene is set for an intriguing examination of ethics - and their absence - in the world of high finance.

Directors' Note:

Written the same year SEDOS was formed, the themes and issues raied are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago. With this in mind, this production of "The Voysey Inheritance" will explore the concept of how little things have changed in 100 years of City finance. With the first act set in 1905, and the second act set in the present day, the challenge will be to demonstrate that although fashions, conventions and attitudes have come a long way in a century, the central human concepts of ethics, trust and responsibility remain fundamentally unchanged.

For more information, or to register your interest for this play, email Voysey@sedos.co.uk