Butley: A Play

First staged in London and directed by Harold Pinter, Butley presents a full-bodied character study of a brilliant soul in crisis. Dissipated, boozing university professor and terminal cynic, Ben Butley is facing both the breakup of his marriage and the dissolution of a longtime affair with Joey, once his student now a fellow faculty member. When he runs aground of the petty University heirachy, Butley's ultimate fate is sealed. Alan Bates and Nathan Lane both assayed the title role to great acclaim.