The Cavalcaders and Amphibians by Billy Roche
New edition of two wonderful, wistful tragi-comedies set in Roche's southern Irish home town of Wexford.'A wonderful, wistful memory play'
* Irish Times *'No reservations, no qualifications: this is a superb play'
* Irish Evening Press *'Roche demonstrates again that he is the subtlest, deftest talent to have emerged this decade on either side of the Irish Sea'
* The Times *
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. Other plays include: Amphibians (1992), The Cavalcaders (1993), On Such As We (2001) and Lay Me Down Softly (2008). His prose works include the novel Tumbling Down (1986) and the short story collection Tales From Rainwater Pond (2006). His work for the screen includes his IFTA-nominated, four-part TV series Clean Break, which premiered on RTE in 2015.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781854594631 |
| ISBN 10 | 185459463X |
| Title | The Cavalcaders and Amphibians |
| Author | Billy Roche |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2001-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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