''The Tragedy of Pompey the Great'' is a play by
John Masefield, based on the career of the Roman general and politician
Pompey the Great.
The play premiered at the
Aldwych Theatre on 4 December 1910 and was first published in 1914.
The play was later filmed for television in 1950 for the ''
BBC Sunday Night Theatre
''Sunday Night Theatre'' was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959.
The productions for the first five years or so of the run were re-staged live the following Thursday, p ...
''.
References
External links
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IMDb''The Tragedy of Pompey the Great''at
BFI
Plays set in ancient Rome
Plays based on real people
Biographical plays about politicians
Biographical plays about military leaders
1910 plays
Cultural depictions of Pompey
Plays set in the 1st century BC
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