Shaun Lawton Explained
Sydney Shaun Lawton (born 1941 in New Marske, North Riding of Yorkshire) 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 boys from Redcar standing in pools of piss swearing'.[1] Lawton showed the play to Di Trevis, who directed its premier in the Glasgow Citizens Theatre in 1981.[2] [3] [4]
Lawton later played film roles in Possession (1981),[5] John Rabe (2009),[6] and Anonymous (2011).[7]
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Notes and References
- Book: Plays International. Chancery Publications Limited. 2000. 11.
- Book: Being a Director: A Life in Theatre. 20 February 2012. Routledge. 978-1-136-72164-9. 147–. Di Trevis.
- Book: Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. 2 December 2013. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-4081-2960-9. 99–. Jane Milling.
- Web site: Actor who got his big break in Glasgow theatre on brink of making history. Heather. Greenaway. 8 May 2016.
- Book: Time Out Film Guide. registration. Penguin Books. 2002. 978-0-14-029414-9. John Pym.
- Book: World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide Volume I A-K. Lulu.com. 978-1-105-46489-8. 255–. Terry Rowan.
- Book: The Tudors on Film and Television. 26 February 2013. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0031-4. 20–. Sue Parrill. William B. Robison.
