Breaking Dad

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]

Breaking Dad
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

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][5]

gollark: Alternatively, pure tungsten bike tyres.
gollark: Solution: ban children.
gollark: Bikes are just a tool of bourgeois oppression.
gollark: I've never really looked into "bike tires".
gollark: How often do you actually *see* a QR code, though?

References
  1. "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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Theatre review: Breaking Dad at The Gaiety Theatre - Independent.ie".
  5. "Breaking Dad: the upstaging of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly".
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