Breaking Dad
| Breaking Dad | |
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| Written by | Paul Howard |
| Characters | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly Honor O'Carroll-Kelly Traolach Sorcha O'Carroll-Kelly-Lalor Ronan Masterson Charles O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Date premiered | 30 April 2014 |
| Place premiered | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Dublin, 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 30 April 2014 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin produced by Landmark Productions.[2][3]
The title is a reference to the TV series Breaking Bad.
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Howard, Paul (22 April 2014). "Breaking Dad: the upstaging of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "The Gaiety Theatre - Irish Theatre in Dublin".
- ^ "Breaking Dad |". Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Theatre review: Breaking Dad at The Gaiety Theatre - Independent.ie".