Editing Aphra Behn (section)

==In popular culture==
Behn's life has been adapted for the stage in the 2014 play ''Empress of the Moon: The Lives of Aphra Behn'' by Chris Braak, and the 2015 play ''[exit Mrs Behn]'' or, ''The Leo Play'' by Christopher VanderArk.<ref>{{cite web|title=[exit Mrs Behn] or, The Leo Play – Fringe Fest Event|url=http://dogstorytheater.com/home/15128902956/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121055436/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exit-mrs-behn-or-the-leo-play-fringe-fest-event-tickets-15128902956?ref=wpevent|archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> She is one of the characters in the 2010 play ''Or,'' by [[Liz Duffy Adams]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Adams|first=Liz Duffy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cMdDEgyRtXYC|title=Or|publisher=Dramatists Play Service|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8222-2458-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=9 November 2009|title=All They Need Is Love (and Freedom and Theater)|work=NY Times|format=review|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/theater/reviews/09or.html}}</ref> Behn appears as a character in [[Daniel O'Mahony]]'s ''[[Newtons Sleep]]'', in [[Philip José Farmer]]'s ''[[The Magic Labyrinth]]'' and ''[[Gods of Riverworld]]'', in Molly Brown's ''Invitation to a Funeral'' (1999), in [[Susanna Gregory]]’s "[[Blood On The Strand]]", and in [[Diana Norman]]'s ''The Vizard Mask''. She is referred to in [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s novel ''[[Desolation Island (novel)|Desolation Island]]''. Liz Duffy Adams produced [https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4203&keysearch=or%2C&options=all&limitResult=all&limitResult1=allgenres&total=all&male=all&female=all&limitFull=&limitShort=&limitMusical=&limit1Drama=&limit1Comedy=&melodrama=&romantic=&tragedy=&dark=&farce=&satire=&mystery=&thriller=&historical= ''Or,''], a 2009 play about her life.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=9 November 2009|title=All They Need Is Love (and Freedom and Theater)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/theater/reviews/09or.html|access-date=23 December 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The 2019 [[Big Finish Short Trips|Big Finish Short Trip]] audio play ''The Astrea Conspiracy'' features Behn alongside [[Doctor Who|The Doctor]], voiced by actress [[Neve McIntosh]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Aggas|first=James|date=2 March 2019|title=Doctor Who review: The Astrea Conspiracy is a fun little Twelfth Doctor story|work=Doctor Who Watch|format=review|url=https://doctorwhowatch.com/2019/03/02/doctor-who-review-astrea-conspiracy/|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> In recognition of her pioneering role in women's literature, Behn was featured during the "Her Story" video tribute to notable women on [[U2]]'s North American tour in 2017 for the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Joshua Tree]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sams|first=Initial design & architecture by Carl Uebelhart. Further development by Aaron|title=The Women of Ultra Violet: Light My (Mysterious) Ways: Leg 1|url=http://www.u2songs.com/news/updated_the_women_of_ultra_violet_light_my_way|website=www.u2songs.com}}</ref>