The Art of Billy Roche - Wexford as the World is the title of a new book of essays on the work of the celebrated playwright, musician, actor, novelist, short story writer and screenwriter (Trojan Eddie, starring Richard Harris.)
Roche's Wexford Trilogy earned the one-time rock musician an enviable reputation when the plays in question, A Handful of Stars, Poor Beast in the Rain and Belfry were staged at London's Bush theatre, over 20 years ago.
Roche's dramatic works have also been staged at the Abbey, Peacock and Gate theatres, most recently Lay Me Down Softly, starring Aisling O'Sullivan and Gary Lydon, both of whom were already household names from RTÉ's The Clinic.
Brendan Gleeson played the lead role in On Such as We, while an his short story Eden was adapted by Conor McPherson for a film, starring Aidan Gillen.
Liam Cunningham played Danger Doyle in Poor Beast in the Rain, in the BBC production of the Wexford trilogy. Roche's novel Tumbling Down is his affectionate evocation of his native town, encompassing memories of his family's lively public house where he pulled pints and helped out.
The short story collection Tales From Rainwater Pond (which featured Eden) earned Roche much critical kudos. In 2009, Roche did readings of some of those stories, including performances in New York.
This new anthology, the first comprehensive survey of Roche's work, focuses on his portrayal "of one Irish town as a microcosm of human life itself, elemental and timeless."
Published by Carysfort Press, the work is edited by Kevin Kerrane and features essays by Belinda McKeon, Colm Tóibín, Conor McPherson, Dominic Drumgoole from London's Globe theatre, and Benedict Nightingale, theatre critic with The Times newspaper. The book was officially launched by Colm Tóibín last night (Friday) in Wexford town.
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