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Sold out even before it opened last year, this critically acclaimed Red Stitch production of Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? comes to the Comedy Theatre stage for a strictly limited season from 29 June.
Starring stage and screen legend, Logie and AFI Award winner Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Offspring, Disgraced, Heisenberg) and directed by Helpmann Award winner Sarah Goodes (Sunday, The Children, Julia).
In this jet-black comedy featuring some of the most cracking dialogue and savage one-liners ever written for the stage, real-life couple, Kat Stewart and David Whiteley play Martha and George, whose marriage is served up to their unwitting guests, played by Emily Goddard and Harvey Zielinski, as a taste of the humiliations and the inevitable compromises to come.
Simply one of the greatest plays ever written, Edward Albee’s classic masterpiece first burst onto the stage in 1962, tapping into a growing unease about notions of decency and respectability, in a vicious dissection of a marriage over years of disappointments. This masterful play is an ode to the heartbreak of middle age.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness this electrifying production.
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Cast
Kat Stewart
Martha
Kat Stewart has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding actors. Renowned for her exceptional performances across a diverse range of unforgettable characters on both stage and screen, her work on stage includes Melbourne Theatre Company’s Admissions, Heisenberg, Disgraced, The Speechmaker, Frost Nixon and Festen. She was an active ensemble member at Red Stitch for 10 years with credits including Creditors, The Little Dog Laughed, The Shape of Things, Bug, Dirty Butterfly, Loyal Women and returned last year for the sell-out production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
On television, Kat has played leading roles on productions including Five Bedrooms (Series 1–4), Offspring (Series 1-7), One Night, Mr and Mrs Murder, Tangle (Series 1-3), Newstopia (Series 1-3), Supernova (Series 1-2) and the original Underbelly. Her guest credits include Get Krack!n, Orange is the New Brown, True Story with Hamish and Andy and Jack Irish. She will soon be seen in the second series of Black Snow for STAN. Film credits include Little Monsters, West of Sunshine, and Sucker. Kat received an AACTA Award for Offspring, and both an AFI and Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in Underbelly as well as many nominations. She has received 2 Green Room Awards.
David Whitely
George
David graduated with honours from Monash University in Politics and Modern Drama, and studied acting at BAPA (Federation University). His screen credits include Jack Irish, The Newsreader, The Wrong Girl, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Superwog, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Gallipoli, Conspiracy 365 (as brothers Tom and Rafe), Mr & Mrs Murder, Beastmaster, Ponderosa, Stingers, Neighbours, and City Homicide.
David was a founding member of Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre and Artistic Director, appearing in many of its productions including Uncle Vanya (Vanya), Caught, Ulster American, Wet House, Howie the Rookie, Pool No Water, Some Voices, and the Australian touring production of Red Sky Morning. He also directed My Romantic History by D.C. Jackson in 2010.
Feature films include The Menkoff Method, Crawlspace, Exit, and Killer Elite.
Harvey Zielinski
Nick
Actor, Writer, Director and Producer Harvey Zielinski is a two-time Heath Ledger Scholarship finalist, a Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award recipient, and was selected to be the Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre graduate ensemble member for 2018 before becoming an ensemble member in 2022.
Harvey is best known as series lead Charlie in WHITE FEVER (ABC), series lead Abel in Catherine Hardwicke’s sci-fi series DON’T LOOK DEEPER (opposite Don Cheadle and Emily Mortimer), and series regular Gez in smash-hit Amazon Prime original comedy series DEADLOCH. Other screen credits include LOVE ME (Warner Bros), SPREADSHEET (Paramount+), METROSEXUAL (9Now), MY FIRST SUMMER (STAN), WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS (ABC/Netflix) and GET KRACK!N (ABC). Harvey’s stage credits include Malthouse Theatre Company’s production BECAUSE THE NIGHT, CAVEMXN (Anthropocene Theatre Company), SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER (Red Stitch), THE ANTIPODES (Red Stitch) and HIR (Red Stitch).
Harvey’s screenwriting has been supported by ABC’s Fresh Start Fund, Imagine Impact, Screen Australia, the ‘Originate’ features initiative and the 17th Annual Ontario Creates Film Financing Forum at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is a Malthouse Theatre commissioned playwright and a writer on ABC comedy series WHITE FEVER. Harvey’s debut feature film SWEET MILK LAKE was recently fully financed and greenlit. As well as being the writer of SWEET MILK LAKE, Harvey is also directing, starring and producing.
Emily Goddard
Honey
Emily Goddard is an award winning actor, writer and theatre maker.
Her recent theatre credits include: WITTENOOM, THE AMATEURS, LAMB, YOU GOT OLDER and GLORY DAZED (Red Stitch); WAYSIDE BRIDE and LIGHT SHINING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (Belvoir); AUSTRALIAN REALNESS (Malthouse); NOISES OFF (MTC/Queensland Theatre); THE BOY AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING and ELLING (Melbourne Theatre Company); ANGELS IN AMERICA and THE LONELY WOLF (Dirty Pretty Theatre/MTC Neon); HAMLET (ASC); MESS (The Bush-London, Birmingham Rep/UK National Tour); INNER VOICES (Red Line/Old Fitz); THE UNSPOKEN WORD IS JOE (Brisbane Festival/MKA); MOTH (Arena); THE WALLS (Attic/Erratic); and OS PEQUENOS NADAS (Ultimo Comboio Teatro, Barcelona). Screen credits include: CLICKBAIT, MS FISHER’S MODERN MURDER MYSTERIES, NEIGHBOURS, NEWTON’S LAW and TWENTYSOMETHING.
Emily’s critically-acclaimed play THIS IS EDEN was winner of the 2018 Drama Victoria Award and has had six sell out seasons, including a recent Australian tour. An acting graduate of Ecole Philippe Gaulier-Paris, Emily was recipient of two Ian Potter Cultural Trust scholarships and winner of the Empire Theatres Developing Performer Bursary. She has been nominated for three Green Room Awards for Outstanding Performer.
Emily is a 2023 graduate of the VCA Masters of Screenwriting and a recent AACTA/Sony Pitch Focus Top 5 Finalist.
Creatives
Sarah Goodes
Director
Sarah’s sell-out production of SUNDAY by Anthony Weigh, opened the 2023 season for the Melbourne Theatre Company starring Nikki Shiels. She also directed the recent production of Virginia Gay’s CYRANO for the MTC which toured to the Perth Festival, and STC’s critically acclaimed production of Joanna Murray-Smith’s new play JULIA which sold out Sydney and Canberra seasons. The production will tour extensively in 2024 with Justine reprising the role.
From 2012 – 2016 she was the Resident Director at the Sydney Theatre Company and from 2016 – 2020 she was the Associate Artistic Director at the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Sarah directed the world premiere of SWITZERLAND by Joanna Murray-Smith for STC in 2014 which was nominated for many awards including a Helpmann for Best Direction. In 2018 her production of THE CHILDREN won three Helpmann Awards including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Production. Her production of GOLDEN SHIELD by Anchuli Felicia King was nominated for 7 Greenroom Awards winning for Best Design.
For Melbourne Theatre Company, Sarah’s work includes: SUNDAY; CYRANO; THE SOUND INSIDE; HOME, I’M DARLING; COSI (with the Sydney Theatre Company); GOLDEN SHIELD; ARBUS & WEST; ASTROMAN; A DOLL’S HOUSE: PART 2; THE CHILDREN (with Sydney Theatre Company); THREE LITTLE WORDS and JOHN. As Resident Director at Sydney Theatre Company Sarah directed THE HANGING; DISGRACED; ORLANDO; BATTLE OF WATERLOO; SWITZERLAND; THE EFFECT; VERE (FAITH); THE SPLINTER and EDWARD GANT’S AMAZING FEATS OF LONELINESS. Sarah’s other directing credits include GRACE (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre); THE SUGAR HOUSE (Belvoir); THE SWEETEST THING; THE SMALL THINGS; ELLING and BLACK MILK (B Sharp Belvoir); VERTIGO AND THE VIRGINIA, THE SHELLING POINT; HILT and WHAT HAPPENED WAS… (Old Fitzroy Theatre). SCORCED at NIDA and EARTHQUAKES in London at VCA.
In 2014 Sarah was the recipient of the Gloria Payten Fellowship. She studied English Literature and Theatre at the University of NSW and the University of California San Diego and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Theatre Directing from the Victorian College of the Arts.
Sarah recently directed THE WEEKEND at Belvoir Street and SWITZERLAND at the Auckland Theatre Company. Her critically acclaimed WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF at Red Stitch Theatre Company starring Kat Stewart and David Whiteley will remount in 2024. She is currently enrolled in Masters of Screen Business at ATFRS.
Matt Scott
Lighting Designer
Matt is one of Australia’s leading lighting designers with 30 years’ experience in the industry designing more than 300 productions for Theatre, Opera, Dance and Music Theatre. Based in Melbourne, Australia he has worked for almost all of Australia’s leading performing arts companies and producers. His work has also been seen overseas with some notable productions touring to the US, UK, Europe, New Zealand, and Japan. He has collaborated with a varied list of directors, choreographers, and designers across all performance genres. His work is regularly recognised both within the industry and in the media for its atmosphere, attention to detail and collaborative empathy. His most recent work includes Jacky, The Heartbreak Choir, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Shakespeare in Love (Melbourne Theatre Company); Fun Home (Sydney Theatre Company /Melbourne Theatre Company) Medea, Drizzle Boy (Queensland Theatre); Candide, The Who’s Tommy and Parsifal (Victorian Opera). Matt recently received a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Lighting Design of a Mainstage Production for Fun Home. He has also received two Helpmann Awards for Best Lighting Design and one Green Room Award for Best Design for an Opera. He is currently a Lecturer in Design (Lighting) at the University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf playing?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf will be playing at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne from 29 June 2024.
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What is the running time?
The running time is approximately 3 hours including interval(s).
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Content warning
Production includes:
Theatrical haze
Smoking of herbal cigarettesGWB & AHP do not typically offer advisories about subject matter. We acknowledge, however, that sensitivities vary from person to person. If you would like to read the content advisory for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, click here.
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Is there an age recommendation?
The production is suitable for ages 15+.
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Is the venue accessible?
For information about accessibility at the Comedy Theatre, please visit the Marriner Group website.
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Who are the authorised ticket sellers?
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