Strolling Players of Empire Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833
Book contents
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I Playing
- Part II Theaters of Empire
- 4 Performances of Freedom
- 5 Blackface Empire: or, the Slavery Meridian
- 6 Zanga’s Colony
- Part III East India Company Peripheries and the History of Modernity
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
6 - Zanga’s Colony
Revenge in Sydney, 1796–1810
from Part II - Theaters of Empire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2022
Book contents
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- Strolling Players of Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I Playing
- Part II Theaters of Empire
- 4 Performances of Freedom
- 5 Blackface Empire: or, the Slavery Meridian
- 6 Zanga’s Colony
- Part III East India Company Peripheries and the History of Modernity
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
The performance of Edward Young’s The Revenge in Sydney in 1796 is used as a way to recast British-Aboriginal relations in the early years of the British invasion. Sydney became an amphitheater of struggle over contending claims of British and Aboriginal authorities, Eora clans who refused to give up their lands, exiled British felons of all sexes enraged at their fates, soldiers and sailors who bewailed their exile: revenge was on many people’s minds. How was The Revenge going to be interpreted in such a setting, by such a multitude?
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- Strolling Players of EmpireTheater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656–1833, pp. 313 - 366Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022