4 Jul 2009
On the bicentenary of the death of Tom Paine
Two of Britain's finest songwriters, Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson interweave the punchy and remarkably relevant writings of radical freethinker Thomas Paine (Common Sense | The Rights of Man | The Age of Reason) with key events from his extraordinary life.
"Tom Paine set his mind against all authority
I will think for myself, he said, for thought at least is free
You must think for yourself, he said, for thought is free
Then you may water the roots of the Liberty Tree...
Born to humble parents in a sleepy market town
What star decreed that he would turn the world upside down?"
Saturday 4 July 2009
7.30pm
Drill Hall 1
£10
£8 concessions
The Guardian: John Keane
BBC News
photo: Carlos Guarita
"When the rich plunder the poor of his rights, it becomes an example to the poor to plunder the rich of his property."
