The Odd Couple
Tue 26th Nov 2024 to Sat 30th Nov 2024, various times
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon – Directed by Pam Wiener
26th – 30th November, Seligman Theatre, Chapter Arts Centre. Tickets on sale soon!
Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple (you may have seen/heard of the film with Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau), sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger.
Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate.
However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy, and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit.
When Olive organizes a double-date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly.
