DESCRIPTION:
The play takes place in Cayenne, French Guiana on a blazing hot Christmas in 1910. Felix Ducotel’s general store is in disarray. His kindness and absent-mindedness combine to make him a victim to every thief and freeloader in the town. His wife Emilie is loving but dissatisfied. His daughter Marie Louise longs for her unrequited lover, Paul. And Felix’s creditor, his tyrannical cousin Henri, is coming to inspect the books. Things are not looking up. But assistance comes in the form of three convicts who are repairing Felix’s roof. Joseph, an enterprising embezzler, Jules a sensitive murderer and Alfred, a headstrong young murderer, find a way to bring joy into the Ducotel’s life… even if murder is an option.