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A Dad Is Born

Clown & Alternative Comedy · Dan Braswell & Co · Ages 10+ · United States of America

Family Friendly One Person Show World Premiere
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a dad is born

Review by ADAM FROST-VENRICK

June 11, 2025 certified reviewer
tagged as: one man show · tender · family · clown · touching · funny

What I liked

I’ve had the great pleasure of watching Dan Braswell develop this show for a year and a half now. In that time, I’ve seen it take many different shapes and sizes, but always it’s been tender, touching and never not fun to watch. Tonight, however, it was also, at times, heartbreaking.

What I didn't like

Maybe needed some tightening up around plot transitions, just to give it a moment to breathe, but for a show about new parenthood, maybe the fact that there’s never a minute that’s not busy is the point.

My overall impression

Open, honest and deeply vulnerable, Braswell does the near impossible here, proving that clown can be not only a force for good, but genuine. This is a show to be treasured.

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