Postcards from the Ledge explained

Postcards from the Ledge
Characters:Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Setting:Dublin, 2029
Premiere:25 October 2017
Place:Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Orig Lang:English
Series:Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Genre:Comedy

Postcards from the Ledge is a 2017 play by Paul Howard, as part of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. It had its world premiere on 25 October 2017, at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin produced by Landmark Productions.[1] [2]

The title is a reference to Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge and "ledge", a slang abbreviation for "legend."

Plot

The year is 2029. Ross is fifty; his wife Sorcha is Taoiseach; his triplet sons are at the centre of the Castlerock College Junior Cup team. Ross is asked to sell a house in Sallynoggin — his childhood home. This brings up old memories.

References

  1. Web site: 'I spend my working life sitting behind a desk thinking in the voice of a south Dublin idiot'. Aoife. Barry.
  2. News: Ross O'Carroll Kelly Postcards from the Ledge set for Gaiety Theatre run. Irish Independent. Aoife. Kelly. 3 July 2017. 18 April 2022.