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.

The Fatal Vision
Written byAaron Hill
Date premiered7 February 1716[1]
Place premieredLincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy

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]

References edit

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

Bibliography edit

  • 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.