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Aphra Behn -The Rover

Aphra Behn -The Rover

By: Michela Bertazzo
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The Rover, or The Banish'd Cavaliers, is a play in two parts written by the English author Aphra Behn. The first part features multiple plot lines, dealing with the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen in Naples at Carnival time. The "rover" of the play's title is Willmore, a rakish naval captain, who falls in love with a young woman named Hellena, who has set out to experience love before her brother sends her to a convent. Complications arise when Angellica Bianca, a famous courtesan, falls in love with Willmore and swears revenge on him for his betrayal. Meanwhile, Hellena's sister Florinda attempts to marry her true love, Colonel Belvile, rather than the man her brother has selected. The third major plot of the play deals with the provincial Blunt, who becomes convinced that a girl has fallen in love with him but is humiliated when she turns out to be a prostitute and a thief. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Cast
Florinda: Amanda Friday
Hellena: Elizabeth Klett
Don Pedro: Alan Mapstone
Callis/Boy: Patti Cunningham
Stephano: Ric F
Frederick: bala
Belvile: mb
Blunt: Algy Pug
Willmore: Robin King
Valeria/Woman: Availle
Lucetta/Masquerader/Hellena's Page: ElleyKat
Sancho/Officer/Blunt's Man: engineerdst
Angellica Bianca: Arielle Lipshaw
Moretta: Charlotte Duckett
Sebastian/Bravo/Philippo/Soldier: Elizabeth Klett
Don Antonio: Ernst Pattynama
Diego/Servant: Anna Simon
Narrator/Prologue/Epilogue: Libby Gohn

Audio edited by: Elizabeth KlettCopyright Michela Bertazzo Art
Episodes
  • Act 5 & Epilogue

    Act 5 & Epilogue
    Mar 4 2026
    39 mins
  • Act 2

    Act 2
    Mar 4 2026
    29 mins
  • Act 4

    Act 4
    Mar 4 2026
    44 mins
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