PRODUCTION INFORMATION
“Whom I will not forgive…for having seen me and having said: ‘Yes, this will do’. Who has made the hideous, the hurting, the insulting mistake of loving… me, and must be punished for it.”
Albee’s classic slugfest is, at least on the surface, an ode to the heartbreak of middle age, a vicious dissection of a marriage straining under the cumulative rage and disappointments of many years.
When it burst on to the stage in 1962 it tapped into a growing unease about notions of decency and respectability, with a brutality and sustained menace that tore through the anxieties of the age. The play’s ritualised deconstruction of marriage, gender, sexuality and ambition still ring true to this day.
Yet, Albee’s characters also tell a love story: a story of shared acceptance of an inescapable fate. The inertia and grotesque irony of Martha and George’s romance is served up to their unwitting guests as a taste of the humiliations and the inevitable compromises to come.
"In a small theatre this play is even more electric, as acclaimed director Sarah Goodes conducts the bloodsports – and a star-studded cast – with precision"
"It is a play of massive personalities, and the wattage emanating from the cast is often electrifying."
"Zielinski nails the slick, colourless swagger of Nick."
"Goddard is hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure."
- The Guardian -
CAST & CREATIVES
Writer Edward Albee
Director Sarah Goodes
Set/Costume Design Harriet Oxley
Lighting Design Jason Ng Junjie
Composition/Sound Design Grace Ferguson & Ethan Hunter
Asst. Director Keegan Bragg
Set/Costume Design Asst. Natalie Petrellis
Stage Manager Kelly Wilson
Assistant Stage Manager Georgina Bright
Cast
Emily Goddard
Kat Stewart
David Whiteley
Harvey Zielinski
Damon Baudin (Understudy)
DATES & TICKETS
Previews 15 - 17 Nov | Season 18 Nov - 17 Dec
Wed - 6.30pm
Thur - Sat 7.30pm
Sun - 6.30pm
Sat Matinee 9th Dec - 1pm
Q&A’s Post Show
Thur 23rd November - 7.30pm
Wed 15 – Fri 17 Nov $37*
Sat 18 Nov – Sun 17 Dec $20 - $77*
*$2 booking fee included
"This production deserves to sell out"
"You’ll be scorched by its marital savagery, even from the back row."
"Stewart and Whiteley are unforgettable as Martha and George."
★★★★
- The Age -
"the direction is wholly original, and pitch perfect"
"Crackles with chemistry..."
★★★★
- Arts Hub -
"Stewart commands every scene she is in..."
...a masterful interpreter of Albee’s deceptively rhythmical dialogue"
"It’s an outstanding piece of casting."
- Australian Book Review -
"Direction and design are impeccable"
- Limelight -
SCHOOLS INFORMATION
To book your school to see Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, fill out the form below and we will be in touch to finalise your booking.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Running time approximately 3 hours including 2 intervals.
CONTENT WARNING
Haze.
Herbal cigarettes.
Adult themes, and depictions of domestic violence.
Please contact the Box Office if you have specific concerns.
Promotional photo by Robert Blackburn & Work Art Life Studios.
