Butley (1973)

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Simon Gray

Film screenplay

English

Simon Gray's adaptation of his play by the same name.

'Butley is a play about a university lecturer, Ben Butley, who shares his office and his flat with a former star pupil, Joey, now also a lecturer. On the day when the play takes place Butley faces both the ultimate breakdown of his marriage and of his intense friendship with Joey. Butley’s painful discoveries are made against a background of petty university politics and unease about student dissent. He greets them with a blistering torrent of repartee and rhetoric.' (Simon Gray website)

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Date of Composition: 1973   Confidence Level  

Adapted From: Butley (1971)

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Butley

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Characters

Ben Butley (Age: Unknown, Male)

Edna Shaft (Age: Unknown, Female)

Carol Heasman (Age: Unknown, Female)

Reg Nuttall (Age: Unknown, Male)

Anne Butley (Age: Unknown, Female)

Gardner (Butler) (Age: Unknown, Male)

Joey Keyston (Age: Unknown, Male)

Man In The Tube (Butley) (Age: Unknown, Male)

First Student (Butley) (Age: Unknown, Male)

Second Student (Butley) (Age: Unknown, Male)

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Sources

Simon Gray's Official Website

http://simongray.org.uk/plays/butley/

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