Love for Love

Love for Life
Joshua Reynolds' Mrs. Abington as Miss Prue in "Love for Love" by William Congreve (1771)
Written by	William Congreve
Date premiered	30 April 1695
Place premiered	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Original language	English
Genre	Restoration Comedy

Love for Love is a Restoration comedy written by English playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Staged by Thomas Betterton's company the original cast included Betterton as Valentine, William Smith as Scandal, John Bowman as Tattle, Thomas Doggett as Ben, Samuel Sandford as Foresight, William Bowen as Jeremy, John Freeman as Buckram, Anne Bracegirdle as Angelica, Elizabeth Bowman as Mrs Foresight, Elizabeth Barry as Mrs Frail, Elinor Leigh as Nurse and Abigail Lawson as Jenny.^[1]