Tancred and Sigismunda

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Tancred and Sigismunda is a 1745 tragedy by British writer James Thomson. It is based on a tale from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron. Set in Palermo, Italy, the play is in English. It premiered on 18 March 1745 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The original cast included David Garrick as Tancred, Thomas Sheridan as Siffredi, Dennis Delane as Osmond, William Havard as Rodolpho, and Susannah Arne as Sigismunda.