Publication and Performance
The Atheist's Tragedy was entered into the Stationers' Register on 14 September 1611, and published in quarto later that year by the booksellers John Stepneth and Richard Redner. Some copies of the quarto have the date altered to 1612. The title page of the quarto states that the play "hath often been Acted" in "divers places," though no specific productions or performances are known.
Also, no revivals of the play are recorded between its own era and modern times. Productions have been staged in England in 1994 (Birmingham Repertory Theatre) and 2004.
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