Sydney Shaun Lawton (born 1941 in
New Marske,
North Riding of Yorkshire
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From the Restoration it was used as a lieutenancy area, having b ...
) is an English 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, who directed its premier in the Glasgow
Citizens Theatre in 1981.
Lawton later played film roles in ''
Possession'' (1981),
''
John Rabe'' (2009),
and ''
Anonymous
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'' (2011).
References
External links
*
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawton, Shaun
English male stage actors
English dramatists and playwrights
English expatriates in Germany
Living people
Actors from Redcar and Cleveland
Male actors from North Yorkshire
English male dramatists and playwrights
English male poets
1941 births