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Roddy Doyle And Roy Keane To Pen Motivational Book, "The Second Half"
The Booker prize-winning author of The Commitments, Roddy Doyle, is to team up with former Manchester United captain Roy Keane for a motivational memoir which "re-evaluates the meaning of success."Roy Keane's 2002 autobiography is one...
By Michael West in Books / Authors on 17 January 2014
Roddy Doyle's 'The Commitments,' A Raucous West End Debut Success
The Commitments has premiered in London's West End, bringing a whirlwind of musical joy and vibrant staging to the nation's capital. Based on the 1987 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, the story follows a...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 October 2013
Want To Know Why It Took 'The Commitments' 25 Years To Get To The West End?
The Commitments, the hugely successful and popular film by Sir Alan Parker based on the bestselling book the same name, is heading to the stage. The story of working-class Dubliners who form an unlikely soul...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 April 2013
The Commitments To Be Brought To The Stage At Long Last!
The Commitments, quite possibly one of the best British/Irish films in recent years, is being brought to the stage by it's creator Roddy Doyle a quarter of a century after it was first published in...
By Joe Wilde on 23 April 2013
Roddy Doyle Taking 'The Commitments: The Saviours Of Soul' To London's West End
Inspired by the Franki Valli musical Jersey Boys, Roddy Doyle is taking a version of his book the Commitments to the West End stage, Sky News reports today (April 23, 2013). The book tells the...
By Hayley Avron on 23 April 2013
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