Leo Butler

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Occupation Playwright Movies Self Made Role Playwright		Name Leo Butler Nationality British

Notable works Redundant (2001)Lucky Dog (2004)I'll Be The Devil (2008)Faces In The Crowd(2008) Books Faces in the Crowd, The Early Bird, Butler Plays: 1: Made of Stone; Redundant; Lucky Dog; The Early Bird, Devotion Plays I'll Be The Devil, Lucky Dog, Redundant, Juicy Fruits Similar People Gillian Wearing, Sam Shepard, Samuel Beckett, Lisa‑Marie Russo

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Leo Butler (b. Sheffield, 1974) is a British playwright. His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His plays have been published by A & C Black. His 2001 play Redundant won the George Devine Award. Between 2005 and 2014 he was Playwriting Tutor for the Royal Court Young Writers Programme.

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Plays

Decades (2016) premiered at the Ovalhouse theatre, produced and performed by the BRIT School, directed by Eva Sampson.

Boy (2016) premiered at the Almeida Theatre, directed by Sacha Wares

Sixty-Nine (2012) premiered at The Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, directed by Donnacadh O'Briain

Alison! : A Rock Opera (2012) co-written with Dan Persad premiered at King's Head Theatre, directed by Nick Bagnall

Juicy Fruits (2011) produced by Paines Plough, premiered at Oran Mor, directed by George Perrin

Faces In The Crowd (2008) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Clare Lizzimore

I'll Be The Devil (2008) produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, premiered at Tricycle Theatre, directed by Ramin Gray

Airbag (2007) a collaboration with Nigerian choreographer Anthony Odey, premiered as a Rough Cut at the Royal Court Theatre

Heroes (2007) premiered by touring with the National Theatre, directed by Samantha Potter

The Early Bird (2006) premiered at Queen's Theatre in the Belfast Festival, directed by Rachel O'Riordan

Lucky Dog (2004) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by James Macdonald

Devotion (2002) produced by Theatre Centre premiered at Redbridge Drama Centre, directed by Liam Steel

Redundant (2001) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Dominic Cooke

Made of Stone (2000) premiered as part of the Young Writers' Festival at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Deborah Bruce

Film

Self Made (2011 documentary) co-written with Gillian Wearing, UK Film Council/Northen Film & Media, premiered at the London Film Festival 2011.

References

Leo Butler Wikipedia

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