For 19 performances only, so catch him while you can.
The star of the best-selling series of books and overall legend Ross O’Carroll-Kelly is returning to the stage for a one-man show at the Gaiety Theatre later this year.
Postcards from the Ledge is the fourth Ross O’Carroll-Kelly stage play – following the hugely successful trilogy of Breaking Dad, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place and The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger – and comes to the Gaiety Theatre for 19 performances only from 25 October until 11 November.
Directed by Irish Times Theatre Award winner Jimmy Fay and starring award-winning actor Rory Nolan, who has played Ross since his stage incarnation over the past decade, Postcards from the Ledge fast forwards to the year 2029, when Ireland is once again in the midst of an economic boom.
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly is about to turn 50 – and life could not be better for him. His wife, Sorcha, is the Taoiseach. His triplet boys are the backbone of the Castlerock College Junior Cup team. And he still does alright with the ladies.
As the Managing Director of Hook, Lyon and Sinker estate agents, he spends most of the day with his feet up. But when a client rings and asks someone to put a valuation on 22 Glenageary Glen, a semi-detached house in Sallynoggin, Ross decides to do the job himself. The reason is that he recognises the address as his childhood home.
As he stands in the doorway of the run-down, council-built house, the sediment of old memories is stirred up. And he takes us on a journey of remembrance, through happy times and sad times, laughter and tears, until he realises that the job of putting a price on the house – and its treasure of memories – is impossible.
Because it’s priceless.
Announcing the production, Paul Howard, the creator of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly, said: “I can’t believe it’s ten years since we entered the rehearsal room for the very first Ross O’Carroll-Kelly play, The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger. Being involved with Anne Clarke and Landmark Productions in the process of bringing Ross to the stage has been one of the greatest joys of my career as a writer.
“I’m really looking forward to working again with Rory Nolan, one of the finest actors of his generation, who first breathed life into the character all those years ago. And I’m delighted that we’ll be working with Jimmy Fay, the extraordinarily talented director, who has lent his magic touch to all three Ross plays so far.
“I’m especially excited that this will be a one-man play and that the Rossmeister General will have the audience all to himself. He has quite a few things to get off his chest!”
This is possibly the drink talking, but no one has ever come up with a better idea than rugby.
— Ross O'Carroll-Kelly (@RossOCK) July 1, 2017
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly himself declared: “Having been consistently overlooked by Warren Gatland, first as coach of Ireland, and still as coach of the Lions, it’s nice to be finally given a stage big enough for my talents. And this time I’m going to be the centre of attention!’
Tickets for the show, from €22-55 are available now. For more information check out the Gaiety Theatre and Ticketmaster websites and www.postcardsfromtheledge.ie.
Main image via www.postcardsfromtheledge.ie
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