Leo Butler
| Leo Butler | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1974 Sheffield, England |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works |
Redundant (2001) Lucky Dog (2004) I'll Be The Devil (2008) Faces In The Crowd(2008) Alison! A Rock Opera (2012) Boy (play) (2016) |
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.[1] His plays have been published by A & C Black.[2] His 2001 play Redundant won the George Devine Award. Between 2005 and 2014 he was Playwriting Tutor for the Royal Court Young Writers Programme.[3]
Plays
- Decades (2016) premiered at the Ovalhouse theatre, produced and performed by the BRIT School, directed by Eva Sampson.[4]
- Boy (2016) premiered at the Almeida Theatre, directed by Sacha Wares[5]
- Sixty-Nine (2012) premiered at The Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, directed by Donnacadh O'Briain[6]
- Alison! : A Rock Opera (2012) co-written with Dan Persad premiered at King's Head Theatre, directed by Nick Bagnall[7]
- Juicy Fruits (2011) produced by Paines Plough, premiered at Oran Mor, directed by George Perrin[8]
- Faces In The Crowd (2008) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Clare Lizzimore[9]
- I'll Be The Devil (2008) produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, premiered at Tricycle Theatre, directed by Ramin Gray[10]
- Airbag (2007) a collaboration with Nigerian choreographer Anthony Odey, premiered as a Rough Cut at the Royal Court Theatre[11]
- Heroes (2007) premiered by touring with the National Theatre, directed by Samantha Potter[12]
- The Early Bird (2006) premiered at Queen's Theatre in the Belfast Festival, directed by Rachel O'Riordan[13]
- Lucky Dog (2004) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by James Macdonald[14]
- Devotion (2002) produced by Theatre Centre premiered at Redbridge Drama Centre, directed by Liam Steel[15]
- Redundant (2001) premiered at Royal Court Theatre, directed by Dominic Cooke[16]
- 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.[17]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/butler-leo.html Profile at doolee.com
- ↑ skyron.co.uk. "404".
- ↑ "Teach First Acts – Duncan Macmillan & Leo Butler - Matt Trueman".
- ↑ Vannozzi, Debbie. "Decades by Leo Butler - Ovalhouse".
- ↑ "Boy". Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ↑ "Sixty-Nine", Pleasence, Courtyard, 2012
- ↑ "Alison! A Rock Opera", King's Head Theatre, 2012
- ↑ "Juicy Fruits", Oran Mor, 2011
- ↑ "Faces In The Crowd", Royal Court Theatre, 2008
- ↑ "I'll Be The Devil", Tricycle Theatre, 2008
- ↑ "Leo Butler".
- ↑ http://d1wf8hd6ovssje.cloudfront.net/documents/Heroes_wkpk.pdf
- ↑ "PlayographyIreland - The Early Bird".
- ↑ "Lucky Dog", Royal Court Theatre, 2004
- ↑ "Devotion - Shows - Theatre Centre".
- ↑ "Redundant", Royal Court Theatre, 2001
- ↑ "Self Made", UK Film Council, 2011
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