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British playwright
Leo Butler (born 1974 in
Sheffield ) is a British playwright. His plays have been staged, among others, by the
Royal Court , the
Royal Shakespeare Company and the
Almeida Theatre .
[1] His plays have been published by Bloomsbury
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]
Made of Stone (2000) premiered as part of the Young Writers' Festival at
Royal Court Theatre , directed by Deborah Bruce
Redundant (2001) premiered at
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Dominic Cooke
[4]
Devotion (2002) produced by
Theatre Centre premiered at Redbridge Drama Centre, directed by Liam Steel
[5]
Lucky Dog (2004) premiered at
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
James Macdonald
[6]
The Early Bird (2006) premiered at Queen's Theatre in the
Belfast Festival , directed by
Rachel O'Riordan
[7]
Heroes (2007) premiered by touring with the
National Theatre , directed by Samantha Potter
[8]
Airbag (2007) a collaboration with Nigerian choreographer Anthony Odey, premiered as a Rough Cut at the
Royal Court Theatre
[9]
I'll Be The Devil (2008) produced by the
Royal Shakespeare Company , premiered at
Tricycle Theatre , directed by
Ramin Gray
[10]
Faces In The Crowd (2008) premiered at
Royal Court Theatre , directed by
Clare Lizzimore
[11]
Juicy Fruits (2011) produced by
Paines Plough , premiered at Oran Mor, directed by George Perrin
[12]
Alison! : A Rock Opera (2012) co-written with Dan Persad premiered at
King's Head Theatre , directed by Nick Bagnall
[13]
Could You Please Close The Door Please? (2012) premiered at Berlin
Schaubuhne as part of the Festival of International Drama.
[14]
Sixty-Nine (2012) premiered at
The Pleasance Courtyard,
Edinburgh Festival Fringe , directed by Donnacadh O'Briain
[15]
Do It! (2013) premiered at
Royal Court Theatre Open Court Season, directed by Ned Bennett.
[16]
Boy (2016) premiered at the
Almeida Theatre , directed by Sacha Wares
[17]
Decades (2016) premiered at the
Ovalhouse theatre, produced by the
BRIT School , directed by Eva Sampson.
[18]
Woyzeck (2018) premiered at
Birmingham Repertory Theatre , an adaptation of Georg Buchner's original play, directed by Roxana Silbert.
[19]
All You Need is LSD (2018) premiered at
Birmingham Repertory Theatre , co-produced with Told By An Idiot theatre company, directed by Paul Hunter and Stephen Harper.
[20]
Meet Mo (2020) produced online by
Theatre Royal Stratford East , a short musical composed by Leo Butler, directed by Eva Sampson.
[21]
Cinderella (2022) produced by
Theatre Royal Stratford East book and lyrics by Leo Butler, music and lyrics by Robert Hyman, directed by Eva Sampson.
[22]
Innocent Creatures (2023) produced by
National Theatre Connections.
[23]
Jerusalem the Golden (2002) single drama produced by BBC Four/Fictionlab, directed by Louis Caulfield, starring Rudolph Walker and Eddie Marsan.
[25]
Alison! A Rock Opera (2012) a rock opera, written by Leo Butler and Dan Persad.
[26]
The Collective Psychosis of the 21st Century (2017) an album of songs written & performed by Leo Butler and Dan Persad
[27]
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http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/butler-leo.html Profile at doolee.com
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"Leo Butler Bloomsbury Author" . Leo Butler: Bloomsbury Publishing UK . Retrieved 9 January 2024 .
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"Teach First Acts – Duncan Macmillan & Leo Butler – Matt Trueman" .
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"Redundant" , Royal Court Theatre , 2001
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"Devotion – Shows – Theatre Centre" .
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"Lucky Dog" , Royal Court Theatre , 2004
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"PlayographyIreland – The Early Bird" .
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"Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from
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"Leo Butler" .
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"I'll Be The Devil" , Tricycle Theatre , 2008
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"Faces In The Crowd" , Royal Court Theatre , 2008
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"Juicy Fruits" , Oran Mor , 2011, archived from
the original on 15 October 2011
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"Alison! A Rock Opera" , King's Head Theatre , 2012
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"F.I.N.D Festival 2012" (PDF) . Retrieved 26 December 2018 . ,
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"Sixty-Nine" , Pleasence, Courtyard , 2012
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"Leo Butler" .
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"Boy" . Almeida Theatre . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"Decades by Leo Butler – Ovalhouse" .
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"Woyzeck" . Retrieved 1 April 2018 .
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"All You Need Is LSD" .
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"Meet Mo" .
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"Cinderella" .
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"Innocent Creatures" .
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"Self Made" , UK Film Council , 2011
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"DIR 2" .
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"Alison!: A Rock Opera | in London" .
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"The Collective Psychosis of the 21st Century by Leo Butler & Dan Persad" .
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