Lucky Dog
Om denne e-bog
times they used to have together before their son left home, leaving a
void in their lives. But then Eddie disappears with the dog and their
neighbour's son comes round to liven things up and stay the night.
Through the creation of a seemingly banal universe, Butler creates an
intense atmosphere of guilt and suspicion within this couple's world.
Published to tie in with the Royal Court premiere in May 2004
Om forfatteren
Leo Butler is an award-winning playwright. His plays have been produced by many of the UK's most important theatres, including National Theatre, Royal Court, Almeida, Birmingham Rep, and Royal Shakespeare Company. He has written many celebrated plays about young people, including Made of Stone (Royal Court), Redundant (Royal Court), Boy (Almeida), and Decades (Brit School/Bridge Theatre Co.) He has written historical plays such as I'll Be The Devil0 (RSC), and contemporary dramas such as Lucky Dog (Royal Court), Faces in the Crowd (Royal Court) and The Early Bird (Queen's Theatre, Belfast). He has also adapted classics like Woyzeck (Birmingham Rep), pantomimes and comedies such as Cinderella (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and All You Need is LSD (Birmingham Rep), and musicals such as Alison! The Rock Opera (Royal Court/King's Head). For ten years, Leo was Writers Tutor at the Royal Court Theatre and helped nurture a new generation of playwriting talent.
