birth_place influences nationality notableworks birth_date image article_title name occupation
sheffield , england samuel beckettedward bond british '' '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- '' i 'll be the devil redundant '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- '' faces in the crowd '' '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- -lrb- 2001 -rrb- '' lucky dog 1974 thumb leo butler
 leo butler playwright
leo butler

leo butler -lrb- b. sheffield , 1974 -rrb- is a british playwright .
his plays have been staged , among others , by the royal court theatre , the royal shakespeare company and the national theatre .
a collective edition of his plays has been published by a & c black .
his 2001 play redundant won the george devine award .
between 2005 and 2014 he was playwriting tutor for the royal court young writers programme .
