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Play · 1933

Acropolis

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Set in the Athens of Pericles, this satirical play pits artistic and intellectual culture against the forces of war.

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Playwright: Robert E. Sherwood

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Sources: Wikipedia page identity · Wikipedia source revision · Sheffield Independent review, 24 November 1933, reproduced in the Charles Mortimer theatre archive

Wikipedia source revision: Wikipedia contributors, Acropolis (play); revision 1335739694. History: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acropolis%20%28play%29&action=history ; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Synopsis paraphrased during individual-page model review. Catalog year basis: 1933 exact: the earliest completed stage production in the reviewed evidence was at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 23 November 1933. The contemporary Sheffield Independent report dated 24 November says it was produced the previous night. Manuscript dating to 1932–1933 remains separate.

Sheffield Independent review, 24 November 1933, reproduced in the Charles Mortimer theatre archive: Contemporary report identifies Sherwood play produced at the Lyric the previous night and its culture-versus-war theme in Periclean Athens.

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