'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore (original spelling: 'Tis Pitty Shee's a Who[o]re) is a tragedy written by John Ford. It was first performed c. 1626 or between 1629 and 1633, by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre. The play was first published in 1633, in a quarto printed by Nicholas Okes for the bookseller Richard Collins. Ford dedicated the play to John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Baron of Turvey.

Not to be confused with 'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Title page from 1633 printing
Written byJohn Ford
CharactersFriar Bonaventura
A Cardinal
Soranzo
Florio
Donado
Grimaldi
Giovanni
Bergetto
Richardetto
Vasques
Poggio
Banditti (Bandit)
Officers
Annabella
Hippolita
Philotis
Putana
Date premieredbetween 1629 and 1633
Place premieredEngland
Original languageEnglish
GenreTragedy
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