ALADDIN AND THE BLIND IRISH PLAYWRIGHT JOHN O’KEEFFE (1747–1833)

By Lynda A. O’Keeffe Introducing John O’Keeffe, a man who in his own time needed no introduction at all—one of the most prolific and significant playwrights of the eighteenth century. With works including operas, comedic farces and poetry, he could be called the Andrew Lloyd Webber of Georgian theatre. A playwright of cosmopolitan London and ... Read more

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