Leo Butler

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Leo Butler
Born 1974
Sheffield
Occupation playwright
Nationality British
Writing period 2000–

Leo Butler (b. Sheffield, 1974) is a British playwright. He graduated from the Royal Court's young writers' scheme [1]. He is active since 2000, when he was described as one of the "Great British Hopes".[2] His plays have been staged, among others, by the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre[3]. A collective edition of his plays has been published in 2008 by A & C Black[4].

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  1. ^ http://www.ukdrama.ru/?chapter=current_person&g_id=34&lang=en British Playwrights at the British Council Website
  2. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article986509.ece The Times, October 23, 2000 by Heather Neill
  3. ^ http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/butler-leo.html Profile at doolee.com
  4. ^ A&C Black
  5. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,704281,00.html The Guardian, September 14, 2001, by Lyn Gardner
  6. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/review/0,,1220835,00.html The Guardian, May 20, 2004, by Michael Billington
  7. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/reviews/story/0,,2260424,00.html The Guardian, February 28, 2008, by Michael Billington
  8. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3455653.ece The Times, February 29, 2008, by Benedict Nightingale
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/36555 Review of I'll Be The Devil (Daily Express)
  11. ^ http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=98295 Review of I'll Be The Devil (Official London Theatre Guide)
  12. ^ 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)


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