<P> A revival production toured the United Kingdom in 2012 . The cast included Maureen Lipman, Faye Castelow, Dominic Tighe, and Oliver Cotton . The play was directed by Lipman in partnership with Peter Cregeen . </P> <P> Corie and Paul Bratter are a newlywed couple . For their first home, they live in an apartment on the top floor of a brownstone in New York City . During the course of four days, the couple learns to live together while facing the usual daily ups - and - downs . Corrie wants Paul to become more easy - going: for example, to run "barefoot in the park ." </P> <P> Simon adapted his play for a 1967 feature film, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, directed by Gene Saks . </P> <P> A television series based on the play began on ABC in September 1970 . It was an African - American situation comedy which ran for twelve weeks . The show featured Scoey Mitchell and Tracy Reed as a "young middle - class couple living in a New York City apartment and struggling through the first years of marriage ." This was one of two television series based on Neil Simon plays to debut on the network that month, the other being The Odd Couple . </P>

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