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National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017)
Information
- A.k.a.
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 198 min.
- Director
- James MacDonald
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 8.4
- Votes *
- 0
- Checks
- 7
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 14.3% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is my favorite 20th-Century play, so I couldn't pass up the chance to see as part of the National Theatre Live initiative. Unusually, it has a British cast, but it avails itself quite well. It stars Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill as Martha and George (or as the kids know them, Umbridge and Varys), both powerful personalities on stage, starting at a high level of intensity and somehow going on from there. Luke Treadaway as Nick is a bit less convincing, while Imogen Poots as Honey may well steal your heart. The set design subtly reminds one of a boxing ring, which is perfectly appropriate in a world where everyone is already punch drunk, the comedy comes through well, and I was fascinated to find Hill's George more sympathetic than the 1966 film's Richard Burton, which only makes me want to watch that again to compare. Hardly noticed more than three hours went by... 6 years 11 months ago