Sesostris (play)

Sesostris is a 1728 tragedy by the British writer John Sturmy. It is based on the life of the Ancient Egyptian ruler Sesostris.

Sesostris
Written by	John Sturmy
Date premiered	17 January 1728
Place premiered	Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Tragedy

The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Anthony Boheme as Omar, Lacy Ryan as Sesostris, William Milward as Phanes and Thomas Chapman as Dion, John Ogden as Ammon, Anne Berriman as Nitocris and Elizabeth Younger as Ariaspe.

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.