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| + | According to Southerne's version was apparently adapted as ''[[The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge]]'', the play in which [[Ira Aldridge]] made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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Oroonoko is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne
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Based on the novel Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), it was originally staged in 1695.
Translations and adaptations
According to Southerne's version was apparently adapted as The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge, the play in which Ira Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.
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