Medea (Johnson play)
| Medea | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Charles Johnson |
| Date premiered | 11 December 1730[1] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
Medea is a 1730 play by the British writer Charles Johnson. It is about Medea from Greek mythology and based on the play Medea by Euripides.[2]
The original Drury Lane cast included Mary Porter as Medea, Robert Wilks as Jason, William Mills as Aegeus, Christiana Horton as Ethra, John Mills as Creon, Sarah Thurmond as Creusa, Thomas Hallam as Eumelus and John Corey as Therapion.
References
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[edit]- Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
- Saxton, Kirsten T. (2017). Narratives of Women and Murder in England, 1680–1760: Deadly Plots. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-09021-2.
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