The Auditorium

Welcome to this educational blog on Eliza Haywood’s A Wife to be Lett!

You have entered the Auditorium, your home page for all things A Wife to be Lett.

A Wife to be Lett was first performed 1723 and unfortunately its presence has been lost from British theatre for over 200 years. Through this blog we hope to inform and shine a spotlight on this forgotten Restoration comedy!

Navigate your way through this blog using the links below.

Contents

Setting the Scene:

Plot Summary

Actor Biography: Theophilus Cibber

Who’s Laughing at Who?

The Encore:

Production History

Power in Disguise

Physical Spaces and the Audience

NOTE: This blog has been lightly copy-edited by James Harriman-Smith. Please contact him with any queries.