The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple played from 27 June to 28 July 2024 at Theatre Royal Sydney.
Comedy masters Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney are the definitive Odd Couple in Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy of friendship, divorce and misunderstandings.
It started as a play and Broadway laughed. A movie and a TV series followed and the whole world laughed. Now, laugh all over again with this hilarious new Australian stage production of The Odd Couple.
Joining Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney are stage and screen stars Lucy Durack and Penny McNamee add to the hilarity as Cecily Pigeon and Gwendolyn Pigeon, the giggly pair of English sisters who live upstairs from Oscar. The poker loving friends of Oscar will be played by John Batchelor, Laurence Coy, Jamie Oxenbould and Anthony Taufa, with Berynn Schwerdt and Hayden Spencer as understudies.
Felix and Oscar, two divorced men, decide to share an apartment. The only problem is they’re as different as chalk and cheese.
Australia’s stage legends Shane Jacobson (Kenny, Hairspray) and Todd McKenney (WICKED, Hairspray, Shrek) will leave you in stitches as Shane plays Oscar the cigar smoking compulsive slob and Todd plays the hyper-allergic pernickety Felix.
Jacobson and McKenney… dream team casting.
An entertaining, beautifully paced production that delivers a fresh take on a classic commercial comedy.
Plenty of charm and chuckles. You can’t go wrong with this
A hilarious evening of easy entertainment, a definite crowd pleaser well worth catching.
An outrageously funny show.
Delivers laugh after laugh. A joy to watch.
Lucy Durack and Penny McNamee were hilarious.
Comedy royalty, a stellar Australian cast.
Event and ticketing details
Event notes
DURATION
2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
AGE RECOMMENDATION AND CONTENT WARNINGS
This production contains adult themes, discussions of suicide, and simulated smoking.
PERFORMER NOTICE
The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any performance. No refunds or exchanges will be offered as a result of an artist’s unavailability to perform at any performance.
The role of Oscar will be played by Hayden Spence on Saturday 29 June.
| Production Photography | Pia Johnson |