First published in two editions in London in 1599. The Two Angry Women of Abington is a rollicking country piece including two comic characters, Dick Coomes and Nicholas Proverbes, who were advertised in the title page of the original edition. The play was well received and Porter could have gone on to become a great talent in the Elizabethan theatre. Unfortunately he was stabbed to death by another playwright.
Author Biography
Henry Porter (died June 1599) was an English dramatist who is known for one surviving play, The Two Angry Women of Abington, and for the manner of his death; he was stabbed by another playwright.
