Marina (play)

Marina
Written byGeorge Lillo
Date premiered1 August 1738
Place premieredCovent 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.

  1. ^ Kozar & Burling p.106