Breaking Dad

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Breaking Dad
Breaking Dad play poster.jpg
Written byPaul Howard
CharactersRoss O'Carroll-Kelly
Honor O'Carroll-Kelly
Traolach
Sorcha O'Carroll-Kelly-Lalor
Ronan Masterson
Charles O'Carroll-Kelly
Date premiered30 April 2014
Place premieredGaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Original languageEnglish
SeriesRoss O'Carroll-Kelly
GenreComedy
SettingDublin, 2022

Breaking Dad is a 2014 play by Paul Howard, as part of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1] It had its world premiere on April 30, 2014 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin produced by Landmark Productions.[2][3]

The title is a reference to the TV series Breaking Bad.

Plot[]

The year is 2022. Ross is in his forties, and is horrified when his daughter Honor brings home her boyfriend Traolach — a little too similar to a young Ross. His father Charles is Director of Elections for a resurgent Fianna Fáil.

Reception[]

The Irish Independent was positive, saying "Although the future setting limits the comic material somewhat, there's more than enough humour to be had from Ross feeling the teething pains of a mid-life crisis, and the physical comedy involved in solving the paternity problem."[4][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Breaking Dad: the upstaging of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly".
  2. ^ "The Gaiety Theatre - Irish Theatre in Dublin".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2017-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Theatre review: Breaking Dad at The Gaiety Theatre - Independent.ie".
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