Performance

Venue	Finborough
	Also: The Finborough
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	13th June 2023
To	8th July 2023
When	19:30. Sat, Sun Mats 15:00
Finborough (V199)
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Date of change: 16 Feb 23 - T01111861164

The Return of Benjamin Lay

Work:: The Return of Benjamin Lay (S01784035201)

Benjamin Lay - shepherd, sailor, prophet, and the British Empire's first revolutionary abolitionist - returns from the grave 300 years after his death, as feisty and unpredictable as ever. "Little David", a dwarf four feet tall, confronts the Goliath of slavery once again as he pleads to be readmitted into the Quaker community that has disowned him and who still believe him to be a danger. "Trembling at the edge of playing God himself", how far will Benjamin go as he stares down his accusers?

Author	Naomi Wallace
Author	Marcus Rediker

Production:: (T01111861164)

World Premiere. Continuing a unique decade-long collaboration between multi-award-winning playwright Naomi Wallace and multi-award-winning historian Marcus Rediker, and featuring acclaimed American actor Mark Povinelli, The Return of Benjamin Lay sweeps across the centuries in a bold exploration of an utterly impossible man.

Presented by	Arsalan Sattari Productions (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director	Ron Daniels
Design	Riccardo Herandez
Costume	Isobel Nicolson
Design	Isobel Nicolson (associate set design)
Lighting	Anthony Doran
Sound	John Leonard
Other	Bill Irwin (movement consultant)
Performer	Mark Povinelli

Listing:: L0651819210

Production details

World Premiere. Continuing a unique decade-long collaboration between multi-award-winning playwright Naomi Wallace and multi-award-winning historian Marcus Rediker, and featuring acclaimed American actor Mark Povinelli, The Return of Benjamin Lay sweeps across the centuries in a bold exploration of an utterly impossible man.

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