Folks have been arguing about "Love's Labour's Won" for hundreds of years. In 1598, author Francis Mere recommended Shakespeare's work in "Wits Treasury," saying, "for Comedy, witness his Gentlemen of Verona, his Errors, his Love Labours Lost, his Love Labours Won, his Midsummer's Night Dream, & his Merchant of Venice," via The Globe Theater. But because no copy of "Love's Labour's Won" had ever been found, scholars started debating not only whether or not the play was real, but even if Shakespeare had written it (much like some of his other work). Despite the news, websites such as No Sweat Shakespeare still state, "no known copies have survived."
As for the story of this new, 400-year-old play, The Globe confirmed that it is indeed a sequel to "Love's Labour's Lost," featuring characters like the King of Navarre and the Princess of France. It also takes place a year after the events of "Love's Labour's Lost." As for further details, we'll just have to wait. The Globe is preparing their debut for summer 2022.
As Dr. Will Tosh, Research Fellow and Lecturer, poignantly says, "Treasure-hunters have combed the archives for centuries in the hunt for 'Love's Labour's Won,' and for it to turn up in our attic is little short of miraculous. But then, the most transformational discoveries can sometimes be happenstance."
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