Old Abe

adapted from a play by

Hugh Steadman Williams

directed by Elisabeth Tooms

a multi-media ScripTease event for two voices at

The Electric Theatre, 12 April, 7:45 pm  £5

to pre-book tickets call: 07913 289 360

Employing excerpts from Lincoln’s thoughtful letters, powerful speeches. and his witty anecdotes, two actors relate the story of Abraham Lincoln’s political career from his humble beginnings to becoming arguably the greatest US president the world have ever known. In a pseudo-documentary style, the fictional journalist “Scribe” leads us through the tumultuous years surrounding the American Civil War and the emancipation of slaves.  A story made all the more poignant with the recent election of Barack Obama, 200 years after Lincoln’s birth and sworn into office on Lincoln’s Bible.

Audience responses:

NOT ONLY A HISTORY LESSON BUT A PERFORMANCE AS WELL - WHAT COULD BE MORE ENJOYABLE THAN LEARNING ABOUT AN HISTORICAL FIGURE THAN THROUGH HIS WRITING, MUSING AND LIFE EXPERIENCE. A THOROUGHLY ABSORBING EVENING BRILLIANTLY COMMUNICATED BY JACK LYNCH AND ANDREW HODSON.  GERRY TEBBUTT

"Two assured performances by Jack Lynch and Andrew Hodson, an extraordinary insight into a man of heart, humour, wisdom and courage, from whom we have much to learn in today's world.  An enjoyable and thought-provoking evening".  Susan Mashkes

We so enjoyed the ScripTease presentation on Monday - full of historical detail and a really superb and sympathetic depiction of Abraham Lincoln. Well done. John and Bridget Salter

This is another ScripTease event from LynchPin Productions Theatre Company where we expose little-performed and/or new playscripts through rehearsed, performed readings.  It is our hope to expand the concept of Readers Theatre, ‘teasing’ out scripts and exposing audiences to plays they might not otherwise have the chance to experience.  With this we also create a public forum for playwrights to have the opportunity to test new work with actors in front of a live audience.

If you are interested in hosting a ScripTease event, have a suitable venue, would like  a Readers Theatre Workshop, or have a script you’d like to suggest,

please contact us on

01483 424 023, or email info [at] lynchpinptc.co.uk.

photo credits: Charlie Hodson and Edie Campbell