Sydney Shaun Lawton (born 1941 in
New Marske
New Marske is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, in the region of North East England. Roughly a mile south-west of Marske-by-the-Sea and set on a hillside, it was ...
,
North Riding of Yorkshire) is an
English
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playwright, poet, actor and singer/songwriter. Lawton is probably best known for his ''
Desperado Corner'', which has been described as a 'sprawling, four-act, mad, wonderful play... about
working class
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boys from Redcar standing in pools of piss swearing'. Lawton showed the play to
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 ...
, who directed its premier in the Glasgow
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 1981.
Lawton later played film roles in ''
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'' (1981),
''
John Rabe
John Heinrich Detlef Rabe (23 November 1882 – 5 January 1950) was a German businessman and Nazi Party member best known for his efforts to stop war crimes during the Japanese Nanjing Massacre (also known as Nanking) and his work to prot ...
'' (2009),
and ''
Anonymous'' (2011).
References
External links
*
Official website
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English male stage actors
English dramatists and playwrights
English expatriates in Germany
Living people
People from Redcar and Cleveland
Male actors from Yorkshire
English male dramatists and playwrights
English male poets
1941 births