Lay Me Down Softly (Paperback)

Billy Roche

ISBN 10: 1848420307 / ISBN 13: 9781848420304

Published by Nick Hern Books, London, 2008

About this Item

Paperback. 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-cartBilly Roche's play Lay Me Down Softly was first performed at the Abbey Theatre Peacock, Dublin, in 2008.'Wry, humane, questing, elegiac. unmissable' The Times Set in rural Ireland of the early 60s, Billy Roches new play takes us into the burlesque world of Delaneys 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lay Me Down Softly (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848420307
• ISBN 13: 9781848420304
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Taking us back to a forgotten world that is nonetheless brimming with familiar passions and human foibles, Lay Me Down Softly is another slice of vintage Billy Roche. Set in rural Ireland of the early ’60s, Roche’s new play takes us into the burlesque world of Delaney’s Traveling Roadshow.

About the Author

BILLY ROCHE was born and still lives in Wexford in southern Ireland, where almost all his plays are set and which gave its name to his first work, The Wexford Trilogy, which was filmed for television after its success on stage. Other work includes the stage plays, Amphibians for the RSC, The Cavalcaders seen at the Royal Court as well as the Abbey, On Such As We also for the Abbey, the novel Tumbling Down and the screenplay for Trojan Eddie starring Stephen Rea.