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Ciarán Dowd on Don Rodolfo s move to TV
As daring lothario Don Rodolfo charms his way onto the small screen, we chat to the character s creator Ciarán Dowd Feature by Emma Sullivan | 22 Apr 2021
Don Martini Toyota Rodolfo is back! Having won the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award with his swashbuckling rogue, Ciarán Dowd has now adapted his acclaimed solo show for BBC Two. Co-written with Tom Parry (Pappyâs, Badults) and directed by Tom Marshall (
Ted Lasso,
Upstart Crow by way of
Game of Thrones.
We caught up with a clearly delighted Dowd on the eve of the TV premiere. Excited to see the reaction, Dowd described the process of making the short. It was apparently a relatively smooth translation from stage to screen, the lost connection with the live audience amply made up for by the shift from its solo form to an ensemble show. And itâs a pretty spectacular cast: with Jayde Adams (