Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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play theatrical work

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is a landmark 1962 play by Edward Albee that portrays the volatile, psychologically intense relationship of a middle-aged couple over the course of one alcohol-fueled night.

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 12
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? canonical 6
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Broadway revival) 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
actCount 3 ⓘ
actTitle Fun and Games ⓘ
The Exorcism ⓘ
Walpurgis Night ⓘ
surface form: Walpurgisnacht
adaptedAs Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966 film)
author Edward Albee ⓘ
awarded Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
broadwayDebutYear 1962 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
filmAdaptationDirector Mike Nichols ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
filmAdaptationStars Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ
George Segal ⓘ
Richard Burton ⓘ
Sandy Dennis ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity New York City ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1962 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Billy Rose Theatre ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
mainCharacter George ⓘ
Honey ⓘ
Martha ⓘ
Nick ⓘ
nominatedFor Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ
notableFor explicit language and themes ⓘ
intense psychological realism ⓘ
landmark in American drama ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
period 20th-century American theatre ⓘ
settingLocation New England educational institutions ⓘ
surface form: New England college town
settingPlace George and Martha's living room ⓘ
subject alcoholism ⓘ
illusion and reality ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
middle-aged couple ⓘ
psychological conflict ⓘ
theme disillusionment ⓘ
emotional abuse ⓘ
failure and ambition ⓘ
truth versus illusion ⓘ
timeSpanOfFiction one night ⓘ
titleReference song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" ⓘ
tonyAwardYear 1963 ⓘ
writer Edward Albee ⓘ

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Edward Albee → adaptedWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Elizabeth Taylor → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
Alison Steadman → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Mike Nichols → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Mike Nichols → directed → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Imelda Staunton → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (West End production)
Richard Burton → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Haskell Wexler → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? → adaptedAs → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The American Dream → relatedWorkByAuthor → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play → notableRecipient → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
Bill Irwin → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Broadway revival)
Bill Irwin → role → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
this entity surface form: George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Broadway revival)
Jonathan Thomas → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward Albee
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George Segal → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Broadway revival)
Carrie Coon → stageWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Uta Hagen → notableRole → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company → hasProduction → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Ernest Lehman → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Sandy Dennis → notableWork → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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Todd Rosenthal → designedForProduction → Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ⓘ
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