Prepare for a high-wire showdown in Stagemad Theatre Company’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” by Edward Albee.
Directed by James Power
Lighting Design – Michael Oates.
Albee’s play is about the dysfunctional and self-destructive marriage between a history professor and his wife, witnessed over the course of one night.The setting for the play is a professor’s house on the campus of a New England university. History professor George and his wife, Martha, return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president, Martha’s father. Martha announces that she invited another couple, newly appointed instructor Nick and his wife, Honey over for a nightcap. When the younger couple arrive, the night erupts into a no-holds-barred torrent of marital angst and verbal tirades in this Tony Award winning all time classic.
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“The play stuns, and remains a stunning achievement.” New York Times
“Fuses intellectual and dramatic tension” Irish Independant
“Audiences are likely to be lacerated in the crossfire of this explosive play”
“Total war in a theatrical battle like no other” Irish Times
Stagemad never ceases to amaze. “The past list of productions shows a company committed to extending and breaking boundaries ” Waterford News and Star
“Watch out for Stagemad, You’d be mad to miss them” Munster Express
