''Desperado Corner'' is a play written for the stage by English playwright
Shaun Lawton. It started out as a collection of
performance poems and
monologues written and performed by Lawton in London between 1973 and 1976. It is set in the seaside town of
Redcar in the north east of England in 1959.
It premiered at the
Citizens Theatre
The Citizens Theatre, in what was the Royal Princess's Theatre, is the creation of James Bridie and is based in Glasgow, Scotland as a principal producing theatre. The theatre includes a 500-seat Main Auditorium, and has also included various ...
, in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, on 16 January 1981, with
Di Trevis
Diane "Di" Trevis (born 8 November 1947) is an English theatre director and actress.
Early life and education
Trevis was born in Birmingham and educated at Sussex University.
Career
After eight years as an actress, which included appearances in ...
directing. Among the cast were
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy ...
,
Jim Cartwright
Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born in Farnworth, Lancashire. Cartwright's first play, ''Road'', won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the BBC. His work has been translated into more ...
and
Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
.
Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations, p 99
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It was staged that same year at the Citizens, this time directed by Robert David MacDonald
Robert David MacDonald (27 August 1929 – 19 May 2004), known as David, was a Scottish playwright, translator and theatre director.
Early life
Robert David MacDonald was born in Elgin, in Morayshire, Scotland on 27 August 1929, the son of a ...
.
That same year, 1981, there was also a production of the play by final year students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
at their Vanbrugh Theatre in London.
References
British plays