LEO BUTLER (1974 - )
| Nationality: | British |
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Plays by Leo Butler
Devotion |
| 1st Produced: | by Theatre Centre (Young People's Theatre) - then school tour | 2002 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Aurora Metro Press | - | ||
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| Genre: | - | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: directed by Liam Steele, and the cast featured: Mark Oliver, Leigh Kelly, Chand Martinez and Beverley Denim | ||||
Synopsis: In a strange war torn country, two boys escape from a POW camp and tow a burnt out car to an imagined Paradise Island. One boy dresses as Batman, while the other dresses as a young girl called Mary, who cradles a plastic baby called Rudolph. They are hijacked by a lone soldier who turns out to be their school-friend, Sarah Simpkins. Is the war a reality or a product of the childrens' imagination? | ||||
Early Bird, The |
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||
| Company: | Ransom Productions | |||
| 1st Published: | 2006 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: directed by Rachel O'Riordan. The cast featured Colm Gormley and Abigail McGibbin | ||||
Synopsis: The Early Bird taps into the darkest fears of any parent - what if your child simply disappears? Debbie and Jack blame each other and themselves, and in doing so reveal the inner secrets of their own relationship in this disturbing and darkly humorous play. Butler's language moves between naturalism and hyper-realism, brilliantly capturing the surreal quality of the worst time in this couple's life | ||||
Heroes |
| 1st Produced: | touring London schools | 2007 | ||
| Company: | National Theatre (Education) | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
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| Genre: | Theatre for Young People | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: directed by Samantha Potter; designed by Kerry Bradley; the cast included Sophie Benjamin, Esin Harvey, Miranda Cook, David Harewood and Raad Rawi. | ||||
Synopsis: Chantelle Brown is mixed up. Twelve years old with a pain in her belly the size of Ground Zero, the only person Chantelle can turn to is her dad. But her dad is hundreds of miles away, fighting the war in Iraq. | ||||
I'll Be The Devil |
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||
| Company: | Royal Shakespeare Company. | |||
| 1st Published: | 2008 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A dark love story, written in response to The Tempest, Leo Butler's I'll Be the Devil is set in occupied Ireland in 1775. Knowing that her soldier lover is leaving for England, a local woman unleashes a sequence of events that will result in tragedy for both their children. With a poetic fearlessness Leo Butler looks at what happens when a brutal foreign power is in intimate and callous contact with the primitive heart of an ancient society. This is an epic play that marks an exciting departure from the stark realism of Butler's earlier work and that provides a powerful demonstration of Butler's maturity and ambition as a writer. | ||||
Lucky Dog |
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 2004 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: directed by James Macdonald, and designed by Jean Kalman.The cast featured: Linda Bassett, Alan Williams, and Liam Mills | ||||
Synopsis: Eddie and Sue settle down for Christmas dinner. The wine is poured, the crackers are pulled and the weather forecasts snow. But the dog won't eat her giblets and the telephone keeps ringing | ||||
Made Of Stone |
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||
| Company: | Royal Court Young Writer's Festival | |||
| 1st Published: | 2008 | |||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Directed by Deborah Bruce. The cast featured: Huss Garbiya, Giles Ford, Sarah Cattle, Greg Chisholm, Nick Moss, and Joanna Bacon. | ||||
Synopsis: Three brothers come to terms with the death of their father. The play is set in Sheffield and follows the brothers and their mother as they try and reconcile their lives. Dark and humourous, the play deals with such themes as bereavement, regional racism, and teenage psychosis. | ||||
Redundant |
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | 2001 | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: directed by Dominic Cooke, and the cast featured: Lyndsey Marshal, Will Johnson, Eileen O'Brien, Craig Heaney, Rachel Brogan, and Simon Trinder | ||||
Synopsis: Lucy is 17. She dreams of love, security and a bright future. But first she must confront reality - and reality means deciding who to trust | ||||