What is "lucky dog"

n. (context idiomatic English) someone with astounding good luck.

Lucky Dog by Leo Butler is play which premiered in the upstairs Jerwood Theatre of Royal Court in 2004. It was directed by James Macdonald, and featured Linda Bassett and Alan Williams in the lead roles.

Butler has said that he was inspired by the image of a woman turning into a dog and had the title and that image long before the play or narrative. He says that he had written several scenes involving that image and title before he found the Christmas setting and found he could write the play.

The play is split in half with the first part of the action being set a Christmas time in Sheffield and the second almost silent part abroad a year later. It centers on an older married couple Eddie and sue and the bitterness and desperation that comes into their marriage once their son has left home. The central event to the play is where Sue acts like their dog snarling and growling at her husband.

Linda Bassett was awarded Best Actress for the play at the 2004 TMA Theatre Awards

Lucky Dog may refer to:

• The Lucky Dog, the first film to include both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
• Lucky Dog, a 2004 play by Leo Butler
• Lucky dog, a rule in motorsport also known as the Beneficiary rule

Lucky Dog is a 1933 American drama film directed by Zion Myers and written by Zion Myers and Roland Asher. The film stars Charles "Chic" Sale, Tom O'Brien, Harry Holman and Clarence Geldart. The film was released on April 20, 1933, by Universal Pictures.