praise for the Hunger room
“Scott Button’s writing is unexpected, quick-witted, and full of surprise humour that catches you off guard.”
-Tessa Perkins, The Peak
"The opening night performance exceeded my anticipation, with a clever, well written script...I was completely engaged by the twists and turns and the insightful characterisation"
-Gillian Lockitch, Reviews from the House
“savvy dialogue… The Hunger Room is fun to watch.”
“Playwright Button, not long out of his own teenage years, has a perfect ear for young adult dialogue.”
-Jo Ledingham, The WestEnder
"Absolutely real characterizations, a daring and relevant plot with diabolical twists, and unquestionable talent on stage and in the wings make The Hunger Room a must-see."
-Chris Steckler, reviewvancouver
“Scott Button is a major talent. The Hunger Room will leave you wondering how one writer can so convincingly inhabit both adults and teenagers.”
Praise for VIVA
“Scott Button’s writing here is impressively creative. He made us believe a premise that in any other circumstance would have been difficult to swallow. Button achieves this power of persuasion through acute attention to detail in his storytelling.”
-Vancouver Arts Review
“[Scott Button’s] language is poetic, the situation intriguing and there certainly are surprises.”
-Jo Ledingham, The WestEnder
“The revelations come gradually, and there is something really satisfying in how Button allows his characters to provide both internal dialogue and to narrate the external.”
-Mark Robins, Vancouver Presents
VIVA was named one of the Top Ten Productions of 2017 by Vancouver Presents
VIVA was the recipient of the Theatre BC Playwriting award for Best One-Act, 2016
VIVA made the longlist for the UK-based Theatre 503 Playwriting Award, landing in the top 20% of over 1200 submissions from all over the world
“There’s a lot of powerful writing in VIVA… Button does an excellent job controlling the revelation of information… Graeme’s story hits home... absurdity takes a twist and goes down the path of memory, heartbreak, and potential redemption… the story of Graeme and his sister is dark, it’s also intimate, and it’s so essential, so impactful on an emotional level…”
praise for onstage work
“Button tackles the conflict of his character with skill, as the love for his family is as palpable as his desire for something more. The character’s aggressiveness is tempered and Button manages to elicit a genuine feeling of being trapped between his family and his dreams.”
-Mark Robins on The Glass Menagerie
“Scott Button is excellent... his acting performance is spot-on in its mix of assurance, vulnerability, and wit.”
"As Webber, Scott Button supplies comic relief in the mix. [His character's] online persona barely disguises the loneliness underneath."
-Christopher Hoile on Tagged
“It’s beautifully acted by Scott Button as Webber...”
“Saw your show this evening at New Bees, best show of the night. The writing was tight, fresh, and all too relatable and familiar; the actors were understated, sincere, and attractively engaged, the staging was exciting, warm, and unexpected; great little piece of theatre. Loved it!”
-Audience Member on The Story of You and Me
"Button captures Webber’s desire to be a member of the in-group, his moods shifting from insecurity to bravado and back again."
-Jon Kaplan on Tagged
“Button makes a good case for Tom... [his] performance makes us sympathetic”