The Fatal Vision Explained

The Fatal Vision
Date Of Premiere:	7 February 1716^[1]
Original Language:	English
Place:	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Genre:	Tragedy

The Fatal Vision is a 1716 tragedy by the British writer Aaron Hill. It is also known as The Fatal Vision: Or, the Fall of Siam.

It is set at the Chinese imperial court in an unspecified time, and features the Chinese Emperor, his wife and two sons plus a captive princess from Siam.^[2]

Hill funded the production using his own money. It ran for seven nights at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.^[3]

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
• Gerrard, Christine. Aaron Hill: The Muses' Projector, 1685-1750. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Notes and References

1. Burling p.61
2. Gerrard p.58
3. Gerrard p.58