Shaun Lawton

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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

Anonymous (2011).[7]

References

  1. ^ Plays International. Chancery Publications Limited. 2000. p. 11.
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  4. ^ Greenaway, Heather (8 May 2016). "Actor who got his big break in Glasgow theatre on brink of making history".
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