Marina (play)

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Marina
Written by George Lillo
Date premiered1 August 1738
Place premiered Covent Garden Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

Marina is a 1738 tragedy by the British writer George Lillo. It is a reworking of Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre , produced at a time when Covent Garden was experimenting with a summer season. [1]

The original Covent Garden cast included Lewis Hallam as Lysimachus, Sarah Hamilton as Philoten and William Hallam as Mother Coupler.

References

  1. Kozar & Burling p.106

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