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Butler Plays: 1
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Series: Contemporary Dramatists
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ISBN10: 1408101475
ISBN13: 9781408101476
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jan 31 2008
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781408101476
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jan 31 2008
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Butler Plays: 1 brings together into one volume four of the
major plays by this award-winning author. Praised for the gritty detail
and realism of his work, Leo Butler has quietly established a
reputation in recent years as a potent and skilfull documenter of
contemporary social and moral issues.
complex female lead, surrounding her with unjudged dead-beats, each
distinctively vocalising caustic Sheffield Vernacular.' (Evening
Standard) Lucky Dog is a startlingly sensitive depiction of one couple's relationship. Michael Billington commented, 'I
am still astonished by Butler's profound understanding of marital
solitude. Nothing much happens on the surface, yet underneath a lot
goes on as Sue and Eddie, a Sheffield couple in their late fifties,
share a solitary Christmas.' (Guardian) The Early Bird taps into the darkest fears of any parent -
the disappearance of their child - to brilliantly capture the nightmare
of recrimination and loss. It premiered at the Belfast Theatre Festival
in October 2006.
distinctively vocalising caustic Sheffield Vernacular.' (Evening
Standard) Lucky Dog is a startlingly sensitive depiction of one couple's relationship. Michael Billington commented, 'I
am still astonished by Butler's profound understanding of marital
solitude. Nothing much happens on the surface, yet underneath a lot
goes on as Sue and Eddie, a Sheffield couple in their late fifties,
share a solitary Christmas.' (Guardian) The Early Bird taps into the darkest fears of any parent -
the disappearance of their child - to brilliantly capture the nightmare
of recrimination and loss. It premiered at the Belfast Theatre Festival
in October 2006.
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