Restoring the Repertoire
T383003198
Archive :: production:T383003198, performance:S2073865600, venue:V76
The London Merchant or The History of George Barnwell
Rehearsed Reading. A tragedy in five acts by George Lillo first performed at Drury Lane on 22 June 1731. Dubbed a domestic tragedy, Lillo's drama is based on a traditional ballad. It dramatises the downfall of a promising London merchant’s apprentice who is led to debauchery, theft and murder by the prostitute Millwood. Guildhall
