In Lambeth, Southwark Playhouse

Jack Shepherd’s stunning play about revolution is revived in the Southwark playhouse this summer

In Lambeth, Southwark Playhouse

Courageous human rights campaigner, activist and writer, Thomas Paine played an integral part in both the American and French revolutions. In London, he was an outcast on the run from the law and one night, found refuge in the garden of acclaimed poet, William Blake and his wife, who happened to be naked up a tree, reading Paradise Lost

It is this historic scene that inspired Jack Shepherd to write his beautiful play, In Lambeth, which is revived this summer at the Southwark Playhouse.

The show toured recently, starring the writer himself, who you may also recognise as the heroic detective from the ITV series, Wycliffe.  Prior to this, Jerusalem star and ex-artistic director of the Glove, Mark Rylance played the part of William Blake. The cast for this production is yet to be announced, but with a strong history of prominent actors, we have high expectations. 

This is an immensely important and moreover fascinating play that asks what it really means to be a free man from the perspective of an academic and an artist.

Despite the density of his subject, Shepherd still manages to articulate with poetry: “Prisons are built with the stones of law; brothels with the bricks of religion.” 


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What In Lambeth, Southwark Playhouse
Where Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD | MAP
Nearest tube Elephant & Castle (underground)
When 10 Jul 14 – 02 Aug 14, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Price £10-£18
Website Click here to book via Southwark Playhouse