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Afternoon Play: Assassins: Sic Semper Tyrannis

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The last in a series of plays exploring the minds of three of history's most celebrated killers.
David Pownall recreates the events of 14 April 1865, when 30 minutes into the performance of Our American Cousin, in the Ford Theatre, Washington, John Wilkes Booth entered President Abraham Lincoln's state box, and shot him dead. With Nathan Osgood as John Wilkes Booth and Carlos Antonion as Davey Herold.

Contributors

Writer:
David Pownall
Director:
Eoin O'Callaghan
John Wilkes Booth:
Nathan Osgood
Davey Herold:
Carlos Antonion
Source: Radio Times

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