Lay Me Down Softly
The Peacock Theatre
Dublin
Ireland
Wed, 3rd December 2008 - Sat, 13th December 2008
By Billy Roche
WORLD PREMIERE
Step right up ladies and gentlemen and savour this heartfelt new play from Wexford playwright Billy Roche.
Set in the early 60s, Lay Me Down Softly takes us into the burlesque world of the carnival and the boxing hall of Delaneys Travelling Roadshow with its intriguing cast of characters. Theres the charismatic but dangerous Theo, the owner-cum-ringmaster; the gentle old prize-fighter Peadar, his worn out sidekick; the ferocious Dean and handsome Junior.
With one old field after another, life on the road is tough. Just ask Lily, Theos scornful lover. When young Emer shows up, however, everything changes...
Like his other plays (including On Such As We, The Cavalcaders, Poor Beast In The Rain) in Lay Me Down Softly, Roche takes us back to a forgotten world and looks afresh at the familiar themes of love, loss and pain. He finds myth in the mundane and beauty in our all too human foibles.
'Billy Roche is an inspirational figure in contemporary Irish drama. His plays are a beacon of quality and the emergence of a new one is always cause for anticipation and excitement.' Conor McPherson
An Abbey Theatre commission
Director
Wilson Milam
Set and costume design
Ferdia Murphy
Lighting design
Paul Keogan
Performance Info
Times: Nightly @ 8pm EXCEPT SUNDAYS, Saturday Matinee @ 2.30pm
Please exchange voucher for your ticket 15-30 mins prior to performance.
By Billy Roche
WORLD PREMIERE
Step right up ladies and gentlemen and savour this heartfelt new play from Wexford playwright Billy Roche.
Set in the early 60s, Lay Me Down Softly takes us into the burlesque world of the carnival and the boxing hall of Delaneys Travelling Roadshow with its intriguing cast of characters. Theres the charismatic but dangerous Theo, the owner-cum-ringmaster; the gentle old prize-fighter Peadar, his worn out sidekick; the ferocious Dean and handsome Junior.
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