Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Hardcover)

from asxz

I think we read this in school more than 30 years ago. I've definitely seen the Taylor-Burton movie. But in revisiting this text, it was clear to me how much I had forgotten about the toxic nastiness and raw viciousness being played out here. I can't imagine what it must have been like seeing thi...

from jburlinson

A virtually indestructible theatrical construction; although that demolition expert Elizabeth Taylor certainly gave the film version her very best shot, the material somehow survived. The original broadway cast (Uta Hagan, Arthur Hill, George Grizzard and Melinda Dillon) could never be eclipsed, ...

from Devil_llama

One of the all time theatre classics, and with good reason. The raw brutality of the games played by the leading characters, the way in which they pull in the other characters, is genius. What is going on? Why are two people destroying each other, and in front of company? Why do the guests stay, ...

from kell1732

I found it rather funny to read this book right after reading "Three Guineas". Why I didn't read it sooner I'm not sure considering how big a fan I am of Virginia Woolf but who knows why I do the things I do. Anyway, this play is now on my top 5 list of plays alongside "Streetcar Named Desire" an...

from mstrust

Middle-aged couple George and Martha invite young Nick and Honey to their home for an after-party at two a.m. The younger couple have just moved and Nick has taken a post at the small New England college that Martha's father has run for decades. George is also a teacher there, in a position he ha...