Boy - Modern Plays
Boy - Modern Plays
paperback
Published:
5 April, 2016
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Description
A boy. At a bus stop. Easily missed.
Liam wanders through the city, repeatedly encountering people, but continually feeling disconnected and alienated.
In this vivid and troubled story of an isolated young man, playwright Leo Butler casts a sharp eye over the city and picks someone for us to follow.
Boy received its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, on 5 April 2016.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781350004672 |
| ISBN10 | 1350004677 |
| Number Of Pages | 152 |
| Item Weight | 159 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Butler's dialogue combines naturalistic chat, a musical sense of phrase and pause, and surreal episodes * Independent on Sunday *
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Author's Bio
Leo Butler's work includes Made of Stone; Redundant; Lucky Dog; Faces in the Crowd (Royal Court); Devotion (Theatre Centre); Heroes (National Theatre Education Tour); I’ll Be the Devil (RSC / Tricycle Theatre); The Early Bird (Queen’s Theatre, Belfast / Finborough Theatre); Juicy Fruits (Paines Plough / Traverse Theatre / Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester); Sixty-Nine (Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Festival); Could You Please Close the Door Please (FIND Festival / Schaubuhne, Berlin); Alison! A Rock Opera (co-composed with Daniel Persad - Royal Court / King’s Head Theatre / Spread Eagle Theatre).