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Butley (play)
| Butley | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Butley_(play).jpg) Poster of original West End production | |
| Written by | Simon Gray |
| Date premiered | 14 July 1971 |
| Place premiered | Criterion Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | An office in a London university |
| Official site | |
Butley is a play by Simon Gray set in the office of an English lecturer at a university in London, England.[1] The title character, a T. S. Eliot scholar, is an alcoholic who loses his wife and his close friend and colleague – and possibly male lover – on the same day.[2] The action of the dark comedy takes place over several hours on the same day during which he bullies students, friends and colleagues while falling apart at the seams.[3] The play won the 1971 Evening Standard Award for Best Play.[4]
- ^ Gray, Simon. Simon Gray: Plays 1. London: Faber and Faber, 2010.
- ^ "Butley | Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.com.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (October 26, 2006). "Butley - Theater - Review". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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