The Return of Benjamin Lay

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>In the silence of a Quaker meeting house Benjamin Lay ⁠-⁠ shepherd sailor revolutionary and the British Empire's first revolutionary abolitionist ⁠-⁠ returns from the grave almost 300 years after his death as feisty and unpredictable as ever. The four-foot David confronts the Goliath of slavery as he demands once again to be readmitted into the Quaker community that disowned him for ideas considered dangerous and disruptive. How far will he go to share his prophetic vision knowing the cost of protest? Sweeping across the centuries and continents THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY is a hallucinatory exploration of the life of a radical who became one of the earliest revolutionary abolitionists.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>A potent piece of political theatre. ⁠-⁠Michael Billington</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>A complex and fascinating play. ⁠-⁠Broadway World</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>A remarkable piece of storytelling. ⁠-⁠Plays to See</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>At the end on the night I went the audience rocketed up in a standing O punctuated by shouts and woo-hoos. I left the theater feeling moved to be if only in some small way like Benjamin Lay. ⁠-⁠Entertainment Central Pittsburgh</span></p><p></p>