Boy
Published on 5. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-350-00467-2 (ISBN)
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.
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 / Votes
Butler's dialogue combines naturalistic chat, a musical sense of phrase and pause, and surreal episodes * Independent on Sunday *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
170 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-00467-2 (9781350004672)
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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).