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A Handful of Stars Billy Roche Cast Gus Ward Tommy Sharkey Bernard McCartin Raymond Hackett Kevin Doonan Rita Reynolds Brian O’Reilly Directed by Seamus O’Rourke Crew Jonathan Finnegan Loui Finnegan Sean McIntyre Stephen McIntyre Damien Reilly Padraic Reilly Shane Flynn Sean Donnolly Ronan Ward Hugh Reilly Frankie Green Eamonn Daly Philip McIntyre Una Ward Elizabeth McGlynn Home Shows 1999 March & April Esso All-Ireland Finals Thursday 13th May Show Starts 8:30pm sharp Booking Tel: (049) 4339612 Online Bookings bookings@cornmilltheatre.com Drama Websites It's Your Line... RTE All-Ireland Finals DLI ADCI ADA Guild of Irish Adjudicators |
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A Handful of Stars by Bill Roche The pain and disillusionment following the break-up of a family form the backdrop to this drama set in a pool-hall. Jimmy and the other regulars waste hours with their cues until Jimmy has a bust up with his girlfriend and embarks on a spree of violence. |
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Billy Roche Billy Roche was born in Wexford in 1949. He was for many years a singer, fronting his own band, The Roach Band. Best known as a dramatist, he has published one novel, Tumbling Down (Dublin,Wolfhound Press, 1984). His plays include The Wexford Trilogy (London, Nick Hern Books, 2000): A Handful of Stars (1988); Poor Beast in the Rain (1989); and Belfry (1991). His other plays include Amphibians (1992); The Cavalcaders (Dublin, The Abbey, Peacock Stage, 1993). Trojan Eddie ( 1997); Haberdashery (1998); and On Such As We (Dublin, The Abbey, Peacock Stage, 2001, Nick Hern Books, 2002). The Cavalcaders and Amphibians are published as The Cavalcaders: Two Plays (Nick Hern Books, 2001). Trojan Eddie was filmed in 1996. He lives in Wexford. |
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