to Thursday, 13 Feb
Come join us for a hilarious evening at Fundação PLMJ as we present a special staged reading of the classic comedy The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, in English. Get ready to laugh your socks off as our talented actors bring this iconic story to life. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind staged reading!
SYNOPSIS:
Olive and her group of friends 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...
Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. He won three Tony awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, among others.
DATES & TIME:
12th and 13th of February, at 8:00 PM.
LOCATION:
Fundação PLMJ - Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 43, Lisboa.
CAST & CREW:
Maria João Almeida reads STAGE DIRECTIONS; Carlota
Crespo reads OLIVE MADISON; Rita Revez reads FLORENCE UNGER; Maria de
Sá reads SYLVIE; Laura Frederico reads VERA; Inês da Cruz Oliveira
reads RENÉE; Carolina Lopes reads MICKEY; Martim Mesquita Guimarães
reads MANOLO; David Bernardino reads JESUS.
DIRECTOR Carlota Crespo.
SOUND OPERATION Marinel Matos.
EVENT ORGANIZER:
The Actor's Sofa is a community for actors, serving as an incubator for ideas and a producer for performing arts.
Ticket for the staged reading of THE ODD COUPLE on the 12th of February 2025.
Ticket for the staged reading of THE ODD COUPLE on the 13th of February 2025.