Albee’s play ‘shocking’
Edward Albee's “Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" shocked Broadway when it first appeared 25 years ago.
The director of the Court Theatre's production of the play, Elric Hooper, believes the play is “as fresh, savage, and shockingly funny" as when it was first performed.
“We may have got used to some of the verbal and sexual tactics in the years since but the marital mayhem and outrageous wit can still take us by surprise and both appall and thrill us," he says. Albee’s play is about two couples. George, a
.history lecturer, and his wife, Martha, invite Nick and Honey, a young university couple, back for a late night drink. The wit and abuse fly in a “murderous marriage war.” Mr Hooper says the play is more than just a marital row. The play is also very funny.
The Court’s cast is headed by Ken Blackburn as George and Elizabeth Moody as Martha. Alistair Browning is Nick and Caroline Claver, Honey. The show opens on September 25 and runs for IS performances until October 19. The performances will start at 7.39 p.m.
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