I'll Be the Devil

<p>A dark love story written in response to <i>The Tempest</i> Leo Butler's <i>I'll Be the Devil</i> 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. </p><br/><p>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. </p><br/><p>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.</p>