A dark love story, written in response to The Tempest, Leo Butler's I'll Be the Devil is set in occupied Ireland in 1775. Knowing that her soldier lover is leaving for England, a local woman unleashes a sequence of events that will result in tragedy for both their children.
With a poetic fearlessness, Leo Butler looks at what happens when a brutal foreign power is in intimate and callous contact with the primitive heart of an ancient society.
This is an epic play that marks an exciting departure from the stark realism of Butler's earlier work and that provides a powerful demonstration of Butler's maturity and ambition as a writer.
| ISBN: | 9781408101490 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2008 |
| Author: | Leo Butler |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 127 pages |
| Series: | Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |
A dark love story, written in response to The Tempest, Leo Butler's I'll Be the Devil is set in occupied Ireland in 1775. Knowing that her soldier lover is leaving for England, a local woman unleashes a sequence of events that will result in tragedy for both their children.
With a poetic fearlessness, Leo Butler looks at what happens when a brutal foreign power is in intimate and callous contact with the primitive heart of an ancient society.
This is an epic play that marks an exciting departure from the stark realism of Butler's earlier work and that provides a powerful demonstration of Butler's maturity and ambition as a writer.
I'll Be the Devil features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts
I'll Be the Devil is available in Paperback
I'll Be the Devil was written by Leo Butler and published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
I'll Be the Devil has 127 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Plays series