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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]

References

  1. ^ Plays International. Chancery Publications Limited. 2000. p. 11.
  2. ^ Di Trevis (20 February 2012). Being a Director: A Life in Theatre. Routledge. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-136-72164-9.
  3. ^ Jane Milling (2 December 2013). Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-4081-2960-9.
  4. ^ Greenaway, Heather (8 May 2016). "Actor who got his big break in Glasgow theatre on brink of making history".
  5. ^ John Pym (2002). Time Out Film Guide. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-029414-9.
  6. ^ Terry Rowan. World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide Volume I A-K. Lulu.com. pp. 255–. ISBN 978-1-105-46489-8.
  7. ^ Sue Parrill; William B. Robison (26 February 2013). The Tudors on Film and Television. McFarland. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-4766-0031-4.

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