Jefferson's Garden

Christian is a Quaker

His family came to America to live in peace

But he is a young man fired up by dreams of revolution

Should he defy his community and pick up a gun?

Thomas Jefferson is also an idealist, with a vision of liberty for all

But America is a fractured coalition of states, in a bloody war for independence

How will he balance the ideal with the reality?

Susanna was born a slave

But the British promise liberation for those who join their fight against the revolution

So where does true freedom lie?

REVIEWS

"This play brilliantly captures the idealism and passion of young people trying to create a new society, and the bitter disillusion when political pragmatism comes to dilute those original dreams.Timberlake identifies a faultline under American democracy that was fought over from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement and whose tragic consequences are still being played out today. It is a powerful contribution to the debate about the place of modern America in the world" ~ Brigid Larmour - Watford Palace Theatre Artistic Director