Nero (play)

{{Short description|1674 play}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox play

| name = Nero

| image =File:Nero (play).jpg

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| writer = Nathaniel Lee

| setting = Ancient Rome, 1st Century

| date of premiere = May 1674

| original language = English

| place = Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

| series =

| subject =

| genre = Tragedy

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The Tragedy of Nero, Emperour of Rome is a 1674 tragedy by the English writer Nathaniel Lee. It was originally performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by the King's Company.

The first Drury Lane cast included Charles Hart as Nero, Michael Mohun as Britannicus, Nicholas Burt as Petronius, William Wintershall as Otho, Edward Lydall as Piso, William Cartwright as Seneca, Thomas Clark as Drusillus, John Coysh as Plautus, Marmaduke Watson as Silvius, Martin Powell as Mirmilon, Philip Griffin as Caligula's Ghost, Rebecca Marshall as Poppea, Katherine Corey as Agrippina, Elizabeth Cox as Octavia and Elizabeth Boutell as Cyara.Van Lennep p.216