Fight Night - (Modern Plays) by Gavin Kostick (Paperback)

About the Book

A gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr., a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters

Book Synopsis

One Chance. One Shot. Fight Night. No Excuses.

Fight Night is a gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr., a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters.

Living in the shadows of his overbearing father and his brother's Olympic success, Dan lets his training slip in favour of girls and booze. Then, an incident with his father minutes before a crucial bout splinters the family and exiles Dan from the ring.

Years later, the birth of his own son reignites his competitive fire, and he takes his first tentative steps on the road to redemption.

This edition was published to coincide with Fishamble's 2025 revival of Rise Productions' FIGHT NIGHT in New York, to mark its 15th anniversary. The play was presented at 59E59 Theaters, as part of 1st Irish Festival.

About the Author

Gavin Kostick is the literary officer at Fishamble theatre company in Dublin. There, he works with new writers for theatre through script development, readings and a variety of courses. Gavin is also an award-winning playwright. He has written over a dozen plays which have been produced in Dublin, on tour around Ireland, the UK, New York, Philadelphia and Romania. His most recent works are The End of the Road for Fishamble, This is What we Sang for Kabosh (Belfast and New York), The Sit and Fight Night on tour 2011 and An Image for the Rose outdoors for Whiplash Theatre Company.