Boy
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Boy
By (Author) Leo Butler
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
5th April 2016
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
152
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
159g
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.
Reviews
Butler's dialogue combines naturalistic chat, a musical sense of phrase and pause, and surreal episodes * Independent on Sunday *
Author 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); Ill Be the Devil (RSC / Tricycle Theatre); The Early Bird (Queens 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 / Kings Head Theatre / Spread Eagle Theatre).
