The Odd Couple

Gave up on india - pakistan and went to watch a play instead. Caught evam's The Odd Couple that i was talking about earlier. The play is about a bunch of friends who play poker every friday night. It's about two brit girls called pigeon who live upstairs. but mostly it's about two friends thrown together cos their wives are divorcing them. One's an irresponsible slob (Oscar Madison played by Karthik). And the other is an obsessive compulsive neat freak (Felix Unger played by another Karthik).

Quite a barrel of laughs. Superlative performances from almost the entire cast. It got off to a rocky start with a long drawn out "advertisement" for their sponsors which was rather tacky. But after that, it was fun all the way till 10 pm. Notable were.. Oscar the slob. I loved his conversations with his wife on the phone. Felix the obsessive... His comic timing and "moose calls to clear his ears" were absolutely hilarious. And not to forget the poker players. Each one executed their parts beautifully. The british sisters jangled some nerves for sure.. but the rest of the play is well worth a watch. If you're in chennai, don't miss the repeats on the 24th, 25th and 26th.