Butcher

by Nicolas Billon

An old man in a military uniform is dumped at the police station—he won't speak English but has a lawyer's card in his pocket. A seemingly innocuous encounter gets stranger and stranger as we gradually realize no one is who they seem and the Balkan wars' traumas continue to play out. The "It Kid" of Canadian theater, award-winning playwright Nicolas Billon, returns with a devastating parable. Nicolas Billon 's plays and translations have been produced at the Stratford Festival, Soulpepper Theatre, and Canadian Stage. Fault Lines won the Governor General's Award, and his first play, The Elephant Song , is being developed into a film starring Catherine Keener.

Genres: Plays, Canada

105 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2014

About the author

Nic writes for theatre, film, and television.

His work has been produced around the world and won over a dozen awards, including a Governor-General’s Award for Drama, a Canadian Screen Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award.

Reviews

[Seyed Mohammad Reza Mahdavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

نمایشنامه قصاب
نوشته نیکلاس بیلن
ترجمه مسعود قلایی
نشر قطره

از خواندنش لذت بردم

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend.. warning: it may mess with your mentality a smidge.

[kermit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Normally I wouldn't rate something read for classes BUT HOT DAMN WAS THIS NOT RELLY GOOD

The only reason it isn't a 5 star is because of the twist at the end. I felt that it robbed to story of every piece of tension it had.

[Gilson Landry S. Brasil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly cerebral!
I appreciate when writer and director who, seamlessly transport me from one scene to another.

[Sina Shirazi · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was just brilliant. Especially the shocking parts.

[saeed rmzni · Rating 4 out of 5]

با ترجمه مسعود قلایی خوندم از نشر قطره

[Juliet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok I'm surprised I liked this, but it was truly amazing! The twists will have you floored.

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of twists and turns. Very enjoyable.