22 June - 5 August 1989

THE ODD COUPLE

by Neil Simon

Speed JACK CHISSICK
Murray EDMUND KENTE
Roy ANDREW FRANCIS
Vinnie MAURICE KAUFMANN
Oscar Madison DEREK GRIFFITHS
Felix Ungar SAM KELLY
Gwendolyn Pigeon ELIZABETH McKECHNIE
Cecily Pigeon LOUISE HARRISON

Director RONALD HARWOOD
Designer JOHANNA BRYANT
Lighting VINCENT HERBERT
Sound PHIL CLIFFORD
Dialect Coach CHARMIAN HOARE

"The Odd Couple is the kind of play which the Exchange does best. This is a complete triumph. If there is justice in the world, or good sense in Manchester, there will be few empty seats between now and August 5."
Michael Schmidt The Daily Telegraph

"...Johanna Bryantis excellent set at the Royal Exchange. The transformation itself is a performance, with Gill Allenis virtuoso stage crew, overalled as the Acme Cleaning Co, under the direction of Felixis primrose rubber gloves...Sinatrais on the sound track and a brilliant frieze of the Manhattan skyline half-encircles Oscar's microcosmic pit...In the leads, Derek Griffiths and Sam Kelly are already playing well together...Catch it while it lasts."
Jeffrey Wainwright The Independent

"This show will drag in the audiences and they will enjoy every minute of it."
Allan Clarke Liverpool Daily Post