A True Widow

A True Widow
Written byThomas Shadwell
Date premiered21 March 1678
Place premieredDorset Garden Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreRestoration Comedy

A True Widow is a 1678 comedy play by the English writer Thomas Shadwell. It was first staged by the Duke's Company at the Dorset Garden Theatre in London. The names of the original cast are unknown. The prologue was written by Shadwell's colleague John Dryden.[1] It was published the following year and dedicated to Charles Sedley.

  1. ^ Van Lennep p.269