A book on one of the North- East's leading literary lights of the late 18th century is to be launched tomorrow.
Written by Thornaby writer and historian Denis Towland, James Cawdell: A Georgian Theatrical Life, has been published by Stockton Borough Council, on Teesside, and tells the story of one of the main characters in the history of the Georgian Theatre.
Mark-Rowland Jones, museums and heritage officer for the council, said: "James Cawdell was quite a character - poet, playwright, actor and theatre manager - at a time when the theatre was much more flamboyant and over-the-top than it is today.
"He was a key character in the early years of Stockton's own playhouse."
The book, costing £2.99, will be available from Stockton's Tourist Information Centre, Preston Hall Museum and Billingham Art Gallery.
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