Butley

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Butley is a 1971 stage play by Simon Gray, best known through Alan Bates’s acclaimed portrayal of its bitter, self-destructive university lecturer protagonist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama
stage play
author Simon Gray NERFINISHED
basedOn Butley NERFINISHED
characterPortrayedBy Alan Bates NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateOfPremiere 1971
genre drama
hasAdaptation Butley (film) NERFINISHED
hasSetting London NERFINISHED
university
hasTheme disillusionment
personal failure
relationships
mainCharacter Ben Butley NERFINISHED
notableActor Alan Bates NERFINISHED
notablePortrayal Alan Bates NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf British theatre NERFINISHED
periodOfWork 20th century
protagonistOccupation university lecturer
protagonistTrait bitter
self-destructive
starring Alan Bates NERFINISHED
subject academic life
self-destruction
university lecturers
writer Simon Gray NERFINISHED
yearOfWork 1971

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Alan Bates notableWork Butley
Dana Ivey notableWork Butley