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Sic Semper Tyrannis is a radio play by David Pownall. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 11 March 1999, as part of an Afternoon Play series called "Assassins." The running time is 45 minutes[1][2].

Plot[]

The events of 14 April 1865. Thirty minutes into the performance of `Our American Cousin', in the Ford Theater, Washington, John Wilkes Booth entered President Abraham Lincoln's state box and shot him dead.

Cast[]

  • Nathan Osgood
  • Carlos Antonio

Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan

Critical Reception[]

"Absorbing." Pick of the Day, The Independent.[3]

References[]

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