To Marry or Not to Marry explained

To Marry or Not to Marry
Setting:	England, present day
Date Of Premiere:	16 February 1805
Original Language:	English
Place:	Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
Genre:	Comedy

To Marry or Not to Marry is an 1805 comedy play by the British writer Elizabeth Inchbald. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London on 16 February 1805.^[1] The original cast included Joseph Shepherd Munden as Lord Danberry, John Philip Kemble as Sir Oswin Mortland, Charles Farley as Willowear, George Frederick Cooke as Lavensforth, Julia Glover as Lady Susan Courtley and Mary Ann Davenport as Sarah Mortland. It was the last of Inchbald's new plays to be staged in her lifetime.^[2]

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