Butley (1971)

Simon Gray

Play script

English

'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)

Date of Composition: 1971 Confidence Level

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Butley

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Publishers

Eyre Methuen on (1971)

Characters

Ben Butley (Age: Unknown, Male)

Joseph Keyston (Age: Unknown, Male)

Miss Heasman (Age: Not specified, Female)

Mr Gardner (Age: Not specified, Male)

Edna Shaft (Age: Unknown, Female)

Anne Butley (Age: Unknown, Female)

Reg Nuttall (Age: Unknown, Male)

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Sources

Simon Gray Official Website

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

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Accessed 20 April 2018.