I'll Be The Devil

Dominic Cavendish of The Telegraph said, "this lush, savage, nightmarish imagining of colonial Ireland circa 1762 suggests an imagination that has suddenly, gloriously and recklessly taken wing", claiming that he was "thrilled at the provocation of it, transfixed by its darkness" and that "as a vision of a world without hope, it is too terrifying to dismiss."^[2]

Andrew Billen of the New Statesman commented that "it was like being held hostage by a violent lunatic."^[3]

Michael Billington of The Guardian felt that "Butler makes clear the irony of conscripted converts to Protestantism helping to oppress the local Catholics".^[4]

Rebecca Omonira, writing for IndieLondon, commented that the "enigmatic play had me – and the rest of the audience – enthralled from start to finish", praising it as "a graphic depiction of the worst of humanity" which "relentlessly shows how ordinary people become complicit conspirators in torture and rape.".^[5]

Julie Carpenter writing for the Daily Express described it as "a violent, unforgiving and immensely powerful play that is not for the faint-hearted".^[6]

• "Theatre review: I'll Be the Devil at Tricycle Theatre". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
• TB (28 February 2008). "I'll Be The Devil | Official London Theatre - Your London Shows guide". London, UK: Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
• "Extraextra review".^{[permanent dead link]}

• I'll Be The Devil at Theatricalia.com
• "Royal Shakespeare Company : I'll Be The Devil by Leo Butler". Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England: Royal Shakespeare Company. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
• "I'll be the Devil | Tricycle". [Tricycle Theatre]. London, UK: Tricycle Theatre. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.