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]

Leo Butler
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Sheffield, England
OccupationPlaywright, Screenwriter
Alma materRose Bruford College
Notable worksRedundant (2001)
Lucky Dog (2004)
Boy (play) (2016)

Plays

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Film

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Television

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  • Jerusalem the Golden (2002) single drama produced by BBC Four/Fictionlab, directed by Louis Caulfield, starring Rudolph Walker and Eddie Marsan.[25]

Music

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  • 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]

Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/butler-leo.html Profile at doolee.com
  2. ^ "Leo Butler Bloomsbury Author". Leo Butler: Bloomsbury Publishing UK. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Teach First Acts – Duncan Macmillan & Leo Butler – Matt Trueman".
  4. ^ "Redundant", Royal Court Theatre, 2001
  5. ^ "Devotion – Shows – Theatre Centre".
  6. ^ "Lucky Dog", Royal Court Theatre, 2004
  7. ^ "PlayographyIreland – The Early Bird".
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Leo Butler".
  10. ^ "I'll Be The Devil", Tricycle Theatre, 2008
  11. ^ "Faces In The Crowd", Royal Court Theatre, 2008
  12. ^ "Juicy Fruits", Oran Mor, 2011, archived from the original on 15 October 2011
  13. ^ "Alison! A Rock Opera", King's Head Theatre, 2012
  14. ^ "F.I.N.D Festival 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2018.,
  15. ^ "Sixty-Nine", Pleasence, Courtyard, 2012
  16. ^ "Leo Butler".
  17. ^ "Boy". Almeida Theatre. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  18. ^ Vannozzi, Debbie. "Decades by Leo Butler – Ovalhouse".
  19. ^ "Woyzeck". Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  20. ^ "All You Need Is LSD".
  21. ^ "Meet Mo".
  22. ^ "Cinderella".
  23. ^ "Innocent Creatures".
  24. ^ "Self Made", UK Film Council, 2011
  25. ^ "DIR 2".
  26. ^ "Alison!: A Rock Opera | in London".
  27. ^ "The Collective Psychosis of the 21st Century by Leo Butler & Dan Persad".