topics: |  drama | classic

When Woolf debuted in 1961, 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 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 keenly 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."