Agnes de Castro | |
Date Of Premiere: | December 1695 |
Original Language: | English |
Place: | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
Genre: | Tragedy |
Agnes de Castro is a 1695 tragedy by the English writer Catharine Trotter. Based on the novel of the same title by Aphra Behn, it was first staged by John Rich's company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The original Drury Lane cast included Thomas Simpson as King, George Powell as Prince, John Verbruggen as Alvaro, Colley Cibber as Lorenzo, John Mills as Pedro, Jane Rogers as Agnes de Castro, Mary Kent as Bianca and Frances Maria Knight as Elvira. The prologue was written by William Wycherley.[1] The published version was dedicated to the Duke of Dorset.