Between Foxrock and a Hard Place
{{Infobox play
| name = Between Foxrock and a Hard Place
| image = Between_Foxrock_and_a_Hard_Place_play_poster.jpg
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| caption =
| writer = Paul Howard
| chorus =
| characters = Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Charles O'Carroll-Kelly
Fionnuala O'Carroll-Kelly
Sorcha O'Carroll-Kelly-Lalor
Ronan Masterson
Erika Joseph
| mute =
| setting = Dublin
| premiere = 15 October 2010
| place = Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
| orig_lang =
| series = Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
| subject =
| genre = Comedy
| web =
}}
Between Foxrock and a Hard Place is a 2010 play by Paul Howard, as part of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.{{cite web
|url=http://www.rossocarrollkelly.ie/Plays.aspx?p=Foxrock
|title=Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - Plays - Between Foxrock and a Hard Place
|accessdate=1 October 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914083935/http://www.rossocarrollkelly.ie/Plays.aspx?p=Foxrock
|archivedate=14 September 2010
}} It had its world premiere on October 15, 2010 at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin produced by Landmark Productions.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/theatre/feature/Between-Foxrock-and-a-Hard-Place-Gaiety-Theatre/211/1224.htm|title=Between Foxrock and a Hard Place - Gaiety Theatre|last=Entertainment.ie|publisher=|access-date=2017-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412142804/http://entertainment.ie/theatre/feature/Between-Foxrock-and-a-Hard-Place-Gaiety-Theatre/211/1224.htm|archive-date=2017-04-12|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/between-foxrock-and-a-hard-place-1.664324|title=Between Foxrock And A Hard Place|newspaper=The Irish Times |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.landmarkproductions.ie/productions-page53044.html|title=Between Foxrock and a Hard Place|first=Landmark|last=Productions|publisher=}}{{cite web| url = http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=33403| title = Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place - PlayographyIreland}}
The title is a reference to the phrase between a rock and a hard place and the wealthy Dublin suburb Foxrock.{{Cite web|url=https://neverfeltbetter.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/between-foxrock-and-a-hard-place-review/|title = Between Foxrock and a Hard Place – Review|date = 9 April 2011}}
Plot
After falling victim to a tiger kidnapping, Ross and his family must save Foxrock from being replaced with "Sandyford East".{{cite web|url=http://www.gaietytheatre.ie/index.php/whats-on-buy-tickets/calendar/between-foxrock-and-a-hard-place/369|title=The Gaiety Theatre - Irish Theatre in Dublin|publisher=}}
Publicity stunt
A red sports car with cast members was parked outside the Department of the Taoiseach as a publicity stunt.{{cite news
|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/furious-official-has-a-roysh-go-at-ocarrollkelly-protesters-2380481.html
|title=Furious official has a roysh go at O'Carroll-Kelly protesters
|author=Nicola Anderson
|newspaper=Irish Independent
|date=15 October 2010
|accessdate=15 October 2010}} The car blocked an entrance, blocking a car with Taoiseach Brian Cowen from leaving, which led to an official shouting at the occupants of the car to move.
References
{{Ross O'Carroll-Kelly}}
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