Theatre review: The Odd Couple
Curmudgeonly 1960s classic gets turned on its head by gender switch
The Odd Couple
By Neil Simon
Everyman Theatre, Cork
Rating:***
Runs until August 17
Neil Simon’s 1965 comedy was such a hit when it opened on Broadway that it immediately spawned a series of spin-offs, most famously the 1968 film, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and a television show that ran throughout the 1970s. One of the lesser-known versions, written by Simon himself, is The Female Odd Couple. First produced in 1985, ...