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Lay Me Down Softly
Billy Roche
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Description for Lay Me Down Softly
Paperback. Set in rural Ireland of the early 60s, this work takes us into the burlesque world of Delaney's Travelling Roadshow and in particular its boxing hall where prizefighter Dean takes on all comers on a nightly basis. That is, until a challenge from a professional fighter upsets the apple-cart. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
A heartfelt slice of life in small-town Ireland, brimming with passions and all-too-human foibles, from the author of the well-loved Wexford Trilogy.
Set in rural Ireland of the early 1960s, Lay Me Down Softly introduces the colourful if seedy burlesque that is Delaney's Travelling Roadshow – and in particular its boxing hall, where prizefighter Dean takes on all comers on a nightly basis. That is, until a challenge from a professional fighter upsets the apple-cart…
Billy Roche's play Lay Me Down Softly was first performed at the Abbey Theatre Peacock, Dublin, in 2008.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books London
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
115g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420304
SKU
V9781848420304
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Ref
99-5
About Billy Roche
Billy Roche is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Wexford, he worked as an actor and a singer before turning to writing in the 1980s. His plays include the acclaimed Wexford Trilogy, comprising A Handful of Stars (1988), Poor Beast in the Rain (1989) and Belfry (1990), which won him numerous awards in both Ireland and ... Read more
Reviews for Lay Me Down Softly
'Wry, humane, questing, elegiac... unmissable'
The Times
The Times