{"product_id":"9781408101476","title":"Butler Plays: 1 : Made of Stone; Redundant; Lucky Dog; The Early Bird","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eButler Plays: 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Leo Butler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eButler Plays: 1\u003c\/i\u003e brings together into one volume four of the\u003cbr\u003emajor plays by this award-winning author. Praised for the gritty detail\u003cbr\u003eand realism of his work, Leo Butler has quietly established a\u003cbr\u003ereputation in recent years as a potent and skilfull documenter of\u003cbr\u003econtemporary social and moral issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMade of Stone \u003c\/i\u003eproduced in the Royal Court Young Writers' Festival 2000, was praised for its \u003ci\u003e'rock-hard characterisation with buzzing dialogue' (Evening Standard).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Redundant \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Butler boldly creates a psychologically\u003cbr\u003ecomplex female lead, surrounding her with unjudged dead-beats, each\u003cbr\u003edistinctively vocalising caustic Sheffield Vernacular.' (Evening\u003cbr\u003eStandard)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucky Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is a startlingly sensitive depiction of one couple's relationship. Michael Billington commented, \u003ci\u003e'I\u003cbr\u003eam still astonished by Butler's profound understanding of marital\u003cbr\u003esolitude. Nothing much happens on the surface, yet underneath a lot\u003cbr\u003egoes on as Sue and Eddie, a Sheffield couple in their late fifties,\u003cbr\u003eshare a solitary Christmas.' (Guardian)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Early Bird \u003c\/i\u003etaps into the darkest fears of any parent -\u003cbr\u003ethe disappearance of their child - to brilliantly capture the nightmare\u003cbr\u003eof recrimination and loss. It premiered at the Belfast Theatre Festival\u003cbr\u003ein October 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781408101476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593092837582,"sku":"9781408101476","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_76d1043b-fe46-478e-9e33-7012bc6cbb89.jpg?v=1637780983","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781408101476","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}