Overview
An engrossing historical play about a Lawrence trapped in his love/hate
relationship with the limelight, tormented by ghosts and haunted by
broken promises. August, 1922. The most famous man in England has
vanished without a trace: T.E. Lawrence has completely disappeared. But
in the idyllic calm of the village of Ayot St Lawrence, on the top floor
of the home of Mr and Mrs Bernard Shaw, the 'uncrowned King of Arabia'
is hiding - with slabs of homemade carrot cake for comfort. Wearied by
his romanticised persona and worldwide fame, disgusted with his country
and himself, Lawrence is craving normality. But when you're a brilliant
archaeologist, scholar, linguist, writer and diplomat - as well as a
legendary desert warrior - how can you ever be normal? And beyond the
Shaws' garden wall, nobody cares how he feels: England just wants its
hero back. Can he ever return?