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Billy Roche (born 11 January 1949) is an Irish playwright and actor. He was born and still lives in Wexford and most of his writings are based there. Originally a singer with The Roach Band, he turned to writing in the 1980s. He has written a number of plays, including The Wexford Trilogy.
Dec 6, 2001 · Since he emerged as a formidable playwright in 1988, Billy Roche has been the laureate of the unremarkable. The stuff of his best work has been the epic yearning encased within ordinary lives.
Billy Roche was born on 11 January 1949 in Wexford, Ireland. He is a writer and actor, known for The Eclipse (2009), Trojan Eddie (1996) and Clean Break (2015).
Dec 17, 2001 · Irishman Billy Roche is best known as a playwright, having risen to prominence in Britain with The Wexford Trilogy – comprising A Handful of Stars (1988), Poor Beast in the Rain (1989) and Belfry (1990).
Writer Billy Roche is no stranger to theatre (The Wexford Trilogy), novels (Tumbling Down) or film (he won an IFTA in 2010 for co-writing ‘The Eclipse’) but television has proven to be the writer’s own clean break with Roche dreaming up the small town kidnap drama series way back in 2010.
A Handful Of Stars by Billy Roche. 2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the first professional production of A Handful Of Stars, the first play in Billy Roche’s famous Wexford trilogy. The play explores how thwarted ambitions can both destroy dreams and shape character in small town Ireland.
May 30, 2022 · Past and present collide in Billy Roche’s memory play, The Cavalcaders, which opens on the retirement day of shoemaker Terry (Garrett Lombard), who is handing over ownership of his Wexford...
Mar 22, 2018 · Billy Roche’s literary and dramatic work is widely acclaimed and his contribution to theatre practice and dramatic literature in particular is recognised by audiences, critics, theatre practitioners, writers and academics nationally and internationally.
Jun 11, 2024 · Billy Roche’s portrait of out-of-control male youth premiered in London’s Bush Theatre in 1988 and established the writer’s reputation. It’s a startling play full of raw emotion...
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 Britain.
