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| Title | : | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Author | : | Edward Albee |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2006 by NAL (first published January 1st 1962) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Fiction. Theatre |
Edward Albee
Paperback | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 4.08 | 58398 Users | 1484 Reviews
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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."Particularize Books Toward Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
| Original Title: | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| ISBN: | 0451218590 (ISBN13: 9780451218599) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | George (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), Martha (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), Nick (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), Honey (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf) |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play (1963) |
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This falls under that category labelled AWKWARD SOCIAL GATHERING.You ever been to a party where the host and hostess get totally hammered and spend the rest of the evening humiliating each other? If you haven't, I don't believe you, number one, and number two, you're a lucky bastard. It's awkward and uncomfortable and lemme tell you, it's not much better if you're the drunken host and hostess either. No one's having a good time, no matter how much liquor is consumed, keep that in mind.The
"There will be order and constancy... and I am unalterably opposed to it." (36)I had previously wanted to read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, but without a particular sense of urgency - until it was mentioned in a commentary on Strindberg's plays. Apparently, Albee was influenced by Strindberg; intrigued, I immediately ordered a copy, and ended up reading Albee's play in almost a single sitting. Powerful and mesmerizing (in the sense of hardly allowing you to avert your gaze), funny and also
This play makes me squirm with discomfort every time I read it. My mother raised me to be so conscious of manners that I'm practically Southern. Even though George and Martha are just horrible, I can't help cackle at some of the insults they sling. When Martha says that George doesn't have "the stuff," my English Major heart is made happy. It's a totally perfect slam.And who could not admire Albee's daring in using the term "monkey nipples"?
I will start off with the good. This is a lightning fast play with banter. There are pages of dialogue with each character saying one or two words and it just bounces back and forth. I read this and I haven't seen it, but it would be interesting to see how this plays on stage. I would think it would be even more vicious. I think the dialogue is pretty incredible.The setting is tight. 3 acts in one home in one room with 4 characters and a whole lot of alcohol. These people get lit and then they
Enjoyed this a lot! Very dark, very funny and a must watch with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as well.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? = Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee first staged in 1962. It examines the breakdown of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive an unwitting younger couple, Nick and Honey, as guests, and draw them into their bitter and frustrated relationship. The play is in three acts, normally taking a little less than three
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