Odd Couple - Auditions

The Odd Couple is the first show of our 2025/26 season, directed by Michael Lawlor, and tells the story of neat-freak Florence Unger and her carefree, messy friend Olive Madison, who find themselves sharing an apartment. Their contrasting lifestyles spark a delightful clash of personalities.

Please be aware that the performance dates for the show are Tuesday 7th until Saturday 11th October 2025. You will need to be available for all these performance dates and the rehearsal period.

Character Breakdown

All characters have a playing age of 40+

Olive Madison

Attractive, divorced, professional, vibrant, active, quick-witted, big-hearted, but also relentlessly sloppy and careless when it comes to the routine concerns of her personal life. She is very much at home in running shorts and a t-shirt and still looks smashing in a cocktail dress. The female counterpart to the original play's Oscar Madison. She is a woman seriously in need of order in her life.

Florence Unger

Attractive, a homemaker/housewife and very recently separated from her husband, was a bookkeeper before she married, extremely "pulled together" (obsessively so), pathologically organised and neat, even sanitises the telephone cord. Her personality is the complete antithesis of Olive's personality. The female counterpart to the original play's Felix Unger. A tightly wound woman, who badly needs to cut loose, give it up, take a risk.

Mickey

A New York City policewoman and an organiser and problem solver.

Vera

Very sweet, very nice, somewhat spacey, and, although quite smart, is often a step or two behind her friends; she’s very funny but doesn't realise it.

Sylvie

Highly energised and a wise-cracker. desperately trying to stop smoking and so sucks on lollipops or chews gum; she can get irritated with her friends, but has a good sense of humour, especially about her husband.

Renee

A wise-cracker and a bit of a complainer as well. Sylvie's best friend can be very plain spoken, especially when she points out Olive's failings as a hostess and then Flo's; she is single and dating a doctor.

Manolo

Handsome, very well-groomed, and Spanish with a Castilian accent, he is every woman's dream date and showers both Olive and Flo with attention; he must have good comic timing, as he gets very emotional; he is sensitive and appreciates Florence's sensitivity.

Jesus

Manolo’s younger brother, also very handsome, well-groomed, excellent posture, very romantic; he also gets very emotional and truly appreciates Florence.