How does The Tempest transplant to 18th century Ireland? Let’s find out.
I’ll Be the Devil, a play by Leo Butler
Thursday May 30th at 8pm on Zoom
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I’ll Be the Devil is available at Queen Books (10% off with the code RUFFREADS), the Toronto Public Library, and as an eBook.
From the Publisher:
I’ll Be the Devil is an epic and brutal journey into the dark heart of occupied Ireland during the eighteenth century. Knowing that her soldier lover is leaving for England, a local woman unleashes a sequence of events that will result in tragedy for both of their children. With a poetic fearlessness, Leo Butler shows us what happens when a violent foreign power is in intimate and callous contact with the primitive heart of an ancient society. I’ll Be the Devil was produced by the RSC and premiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London, on 21 February 2008.
About Leo Butler: 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.