The Captives (Delap play)

The Captives is a 1786 tragedy by the British writer John Delap.^[2]

The Captives
Written by	John Delap
Date premiered	9 March 1786[1]
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Original language	English
Genre	Tragedy

The original Drury Lane cast included William 'Gentleman' Smith as Erragon, Robert Bensley as Hilladon, William Barrymore as Connal, John Philip Kemble as Everalin, Charlotte Tidswell as Virgin, Fanny Kemble as Minla and Sarah Siddons as Malvina.^[3]