Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf description

Make your next theatreland experience a classic with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Written by Edward Albee and first staged on Broadway in October 1962, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf explores the complexities of the relationship between married middle-aged couple Martha and George. Late one night, following a party, a younger couple called Nick and Honey are drawn in to the couple's bitter nit-picking, forced to witness the couple's niggling frustrations with each other. The final reckoning at the end of the evening is absolutely brutal.

Having won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–1963 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, it has rarely been off the stage somewhere or other ever since. The movie adaptation came out in 1966 to great critical acclaim. Now you can see it for yourself, as freshly fierce, shocking and wonderfully uncomfortable as ever.

This brand new production stars the Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Gillian Anderson (The Crown, Sex Education, A Streetcar Named Desire) and Emmy and Tony Award winner Billy Crudup (Almost Famous, The Morning Show, The Elephant Man). Olivier and Tony winner Marianne Elliot (War Horse, Angels in America, Company) directs the play, which she has set in the round for an even more blistering impact. Adding more icing to the cake, the producer is Sonia Friedman Productions.

Enter the world of a relationship teetering on the edge of self-destruction with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf tickets, and enjoy an emotional roller-coaster ride.

Starring:

Billy Crudup, Gillian Anderson

Playing at Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)

2 Soho Place, London, WC2H 8LS GB (venue info)

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