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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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By Edward Albee

By Edward Albee

By Edward Albee

By Edward Albee

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Aug 01, 2006 | 272 Pages

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Mar 01, 1983 | 272 Pages

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    “Twelve times a week,” answered Uta Hagen when asked how often she’d like to play Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the same way, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play’s razor-sharp dialogue and the stripping away of social pretense, Newsweek rightly foresaw Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as “a brilliantly original work of art—an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire [that] will be igniting Broadway for some time to come.”

    About Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    “Twelve times a week,” answered Uta Hagen, when asked how often she’d like to play Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Like her, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play’s razor-sharp dialogue and the stripping away of social pretense, Newsweek rightly foresaw Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as “a brilliantly original work of art—an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire [that] will be igniting Broadway for some time to come.”

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    About Edward Albee

    Edward Albee, the American dramatist, was born in 1928. He has written and directed some of the best plays in contemporary American theatre and three of his plays: A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women have received Pulitzer Prizes. His most famous play, Who’s Afraid… More about Edward Albee

    About Edward Albee

    Edward Albee, the American dramatist, was born in 1928. He has written and directed some of the best plays in contemporary American theatre and three of his plays: A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women have received Pulitzer Prizes. His most famous play, Who’s Afraid… More about Edward Albee

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Criticism | Performing Arts

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 01, 2006 | 272 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780451218599

    Category: Literary Criticism | Performing Arts

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Mar 01, 1983 | 272 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451158710

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