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Billy Roche

1949 -

Born in Wexford, Roche worked as an actor and a singer before turning to writing in the 1980s. His acclaimed Wexford trilogy comprising A Handful of Stars (1988), Poor Beast in the Rain (1989) and Belfry (1990) won him numerous awards in both Ireland and Britian. His prose works include the novel Tumbling Down (1986) and the short story collection Tales From Rainwater Pond (2006). He also writes screenplays. Roche was elected to Aosdána in 2007. He lives in Wexford.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
A Handful of Stars Billy Roche
Amphibians Billy Roche
Belfry Billy Roche
Lay Me Down Softly Billy Roche
On Such As We Billy Roche
One Is Not A Number Billy Roche
Poor Beast in the Rain Billy Roche
The Cavalcaders Billy Roche

Actor

Play Title Playwright
The Cavalcaders Billy Roche