FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS OF THE RESTORATION

A collection of comedies – all eminently playable today.

• The Feigned Courtesans by Aphra Behn,
• She Ventures and He Wins by Ariadne,
• The Beau Defeated by Mary Pix,
• The Basset Table by Susanna Centlivre
• The Busy Body by Susanna Centlivre

Together with biographies of all the women – these updated since The Female Wits.