Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
By (author) Albee Edward
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By (author) Albee Edward
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When middle-aged Martha and her husband George are joined by the younger Nick and Honey for late-night drinks after a party, the stage is set for a night of drunken recriminations and revelations. Battle-lines are drawn as Martha and George drag their guests into their own private hell of a marriage.
Description
Middle-aged history professor George, and his wife Martha, are joined by another college couple. The result is an all-night drinking session that erupts into a nightmare of revelations.
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An intensity, a demoniac misery, a ferocious humour...no one can remain indifferent to its power, its resilience of ideas and its range of language
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Deliciously toxic, acidly funny
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There is a great sense of danger in Edward''s work, and you never quite know what''s going to happen next... I think what is one of the most pronounced ingredients in his work is mischief
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Scorching and exhilarating
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The verbal sparring and violence of Albee''s early masterpiece remain astonishing, even frightening, yet bitterly, horribly funny...a classic play
Biographical note
Edward Albee was born on 12th March 1928. He was adopted by Reed and Frances Albee at the age of eighteen days. Reed Albee was the heir to a vaudeville empire. In 1949 he moved to Greenwich Village and became involved in the artistic scene there. He has received three Pulitzer prizes for drama and in 2005 received a special Tony Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Martha: Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want...so don''t worry about me! George: Martha, I gave you the prize years ago...There isn''t an abomination award going that you... Martha: I swear...if you existed I''d divorce you...
Short description/annotation
When middle-aged Martha and her husband George are joined by the younger Nick and Honey for late-night drinks after a party, the stage is set for a night of drunken recriminations and revelations. Battle-lines are drawn as Martha and George drag their guests into their own private hell of a marriage.
Description
Middle-aged history professor George, and his wife Martha, are joined by another college couple. The result is an all-night drinking session that erupts into a nightmare of revelations.
Review quote
An intensity, a demoniac misery, a ferocious humour...no one can remain indifferent to its power, its resilience of ideas and its range of language
Review quote
Deliciously toxic, acidly funny
Review quote
There is a great sense of danger in Edward''s work, and you never quite know what''s going to happen next... I think what is one of the most pronounced ingredients in his work is mischief
Review quote
Scorching and exhilarating
Review quote
The verbal sparring and violence of Albee''s early masterpiece remain astonishing, even frightening, yet bitterly, horribly funny...a classic play
Biographical note
Edward Albee was born on 12th March 1928. He was adopted by Reed and Frances Albee at the age of eighteen days. Reed Albee was the heir to a vaudeville empire. In 1949 he moved to Greenwich Village and became involved in the artistic scene there. He has received three Pulitzer prizes for drama and in 2005 received a special Tony Lifetime Achievement Award.
Promotional headline
Martha: Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want...so don''t worry about me! George: Martha, I gave you the prize years ago...There isn''t an abomination award going that you... Martha: I swear...if you existed I''d divorce you...
