- Leo Butler
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name = Leo Butler
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birthdate = 1974
birthplace=Sheffield
nationality=British
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occupation =playwright
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period =2000–
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footnotes =Leo Butler (b.
Sheffield , 1974) is a British playwright. He graduated from the Royal Court's young writers' scheme [http://www.ukdrama.ru/?chapter=current_person&g_id=34&lang=en British Playwrights at the British Council Website] . He is active since 2000, when he was described as one of the "Great British Hopes". [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article986509.ece The Times, October 23, 2000 by Heather Neill] His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court Theatre, theRoyal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/butler-leo.html Profile at doolee.com] . A collective edition of his plays has been published in 2008 byA & C Black [ [http://www.acblack.com/Catalogue/details.asp?sku=1425305&dept%5Fid=7&mscssid=R2N2M3SLV9A98LFF9RTXXRWK5EPL10RE A&C Black ] ] .Plays
*"Made Of Stone", 2000
*"Redundant" [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,704281,00.html The Guardian, September 14, 2001, by Lyn Gardner] , 2001
*"Devotion", 2002
*"Lucky Dog" [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/review/0,,1220835,00.html The Guardian, May 20, 2004, by Michael Billington] , 2004
*"The Early Bird", 2006
*"Heroes", 2007
*"Airbag", 2007
*"I'll Be The Devil " [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2260424,00.html The Guardian, February 28, 2008, by Michael Billington] [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3455653.ece The Times, February 29, 2008, by Benedict Nightingale] [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/ill-be-the-devil-tricycle-theatre-london-790387.html The Independent, March 3, 2008, by Rhoda Koenig] [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/36555 Review of I'll Be The Devil (Daily Express)] [http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=98295 Review of I'll Be The Devil (Official London Theatre Guide)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/05/btdevil105.xml Review of I'll Be The Devil (Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph)] , 2008External links
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/features/leo-butler-thats-not-an-usher-thats-the-author-662973.html An article on Leo Butler]
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