A consensus is emerging that the play was written by a team of dramatists including Shakespeare early in his career – but exactly who wrote what is still open to debate. The play is included in the Second Edition of the Complete Oxford Shakespeare (2005), where it is attributed to "William Shakespeare and Others", and in the Riverside Shakespeare.
There's a growing agreement that the play was written by a group of playwrights, including Shakespeare during his early career, but the exact authorship of each part remains unclear. The play is listed as being written by "William Shakespeare and Others" in both the Second Edition of the Complete Oxford Shakespeare (2005) and the Riverside Shakespeare.