SYNOPSIS:

2023. A Quaker meeting house on the Finborough Road or is it a theatre?

Benjamin Lay – shepherd, sailor, prophet, and the British Empire’s first revolutionary abolitionist – returns from the grave almost 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 dangerous.

Now, “trembling at the edge of playing God himself”, how far will Benjamin go as he stares down his accusers?

Directed by Ron Daniels
Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design by Isobel Nicolson
Lighting Design by Anthony Doran
Sound Design by John Leonard
Movement Consultant Bill Irwin

Cast Includes Mark Povinelli