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Average rating3.9
George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed. Considered by many to be Albee's masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a "brilliantly original work of art -- an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire" (Newsweek).
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Amazing character building, full of life and nuance in every single sentence. The play starts as a typical mid 20th century rom-com but quickly devolves into an analysis that questions the structure of the ‘Nuclear Family.'
Every sentence felt natural, making the play overflow with emotion that passes along to the reader. A very good introductory play for those trying to get into reading them.