Butler Plays: 1 : Made of Stone; Redundant; Lucky Dog; The Early Bird Paperback / softback
by Leo Butler
Part of the Contemporary Dramatists series
Paperback / softback
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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.
Made of Stone produced in the Royal Court Young Writers' Festival 2000, was praised for its 'rock-hard characterisation with buzzing dialogue' (Evening Standard).
In Redundant 'Butler boldly creates a psychologically 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, N/A
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:31/01/2008
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- ISBN:9781408101476
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages, N/A
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:31/01/2008
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- ISBN:9781408101476