The Siege of Damascus

The Siege of Damascus is a 1720 tragedy by the British writer John Hughes. It was inspired by Simon Ockley's 1708 study Conquest of Syria, and focuses specifically on the Siege of Damascus in 634.

The Siege of Damascus
1747 playbill
Written by	John Hughes
Date premiered	17 February 1720[1]
Place premiered	Drury Lane Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Tragedy

Originally staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, with Thomas Walker, Barton Booth, John Mills, Mary Porter and John Thurmond in the cast, it was a success and was revived frequently in the eighteenth century.[2] It was his final work as he died shortly after its premiere.

References

1. Burling p.81
2. Orr p.68

Bibliography

• Burling, William J. A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992.
• Orr, Bridget. British Enlightenment Theatre: Dramatizing Difference. Cambridge University Press, 2020.