The Good Father
by Christian O'Reilly

Name: The Good Father
Brand: Christian O'Reilly
SKU: 9780822231875
Rating: 3.22 (8 reviews)

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THE STORY: It's New Year's Eve and most of the party guests are in the kitchen admiring photos of their babies.

But two lonely strangers find themselves cut off from the rest.

Jane was invited because she knows the people in the kitchen.

Tim was invited because he painted the kitchen.

Jane drunkenly asks Tim, “What are you doing for sex tonight?” And a few weeks later she calls him with some unexpected news: she's pregnant…

Press Reviews

"…a refreshing take on a casual coupling and pregnancy…Peppered with sharp dialogue and witty one-liners, the script hovers between tragedy and comedy as O'Reilly emphasizes the chasm that divides the pair while tracing the ongoing development of their unlikely relationship…this well-written drama looks likely for future productions this side of the Atlantic. “ —Variety ”[O’Reilly's] play is a voyage of discovery…His handling of dramatic action is so obviously skillful…a piece of theatre whose power lies in its refusal to pretend. It is what it is: the bones of a play, exposed to the light that shines through it, but identifiably, unmistakeably human. Christian O'Reilly's brilliant THE GOOD FATHER…tap[s] the emotions as few plays do, probing the minds and confusions of two people in trouble with life and each other.“ —Irish Times. ”[THE GOOD FATHER's] hilarious banter has the audience in stitches for the better part of two hours and still doesn't interfere with the characters' emot"
— Poughkeepsie Journal