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Sic Semper Tyrannis
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14 April 1865 at the Ford Theatre, Washington. John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln dead. Stars Nathan Osgood.
April 14th 1865: Thirty minutes into the performance of 'Our American Cousin', at the Ford Theatre, Washington, John Wilkes Booth entered President Abraham Lincoln's State Box, and shot him dead.
What set of remarkable circumstances led up to an event that in its time was as momentous as the assassination of JF Kennedy?
The last of three plays by David Pownall exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most celebrated killers.
Nathan Osgood stars as John Wilkes Booth and Carlos Antonio as Davey Herold.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 1999.
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