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Set in Sheffield England against the backdrop of an economic downturn, the play Made of Stone is the first play by Leo Butler. It was first performed as part of the Young Writers' Festival at the Royal Court in London in 2000.
Butler called the play, which is named after the Stone Roses' 1989 song of the same title, his 'love letter' to Sheffield. Butler says that the starting point for any of his plays is an image. Here he claimed it was that of two brothers standing by their father's grave, which is featured in the opening scene. The play centres on three brothers coming to terms with their father's death. This six member ensemble cast confronts the trials and tribulations of life, forcing the viewer to confront the prejudices and insecurities that are rooted deep in their minds, which have caused them to be 'Made of Stone'.
Time Out praised it as "a corrosive examination of manhood, capturing a regional way of living, once bound by heavy industry, manual labour and close, interlocking friendships, now brought to its knees."
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