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The title sounds merry, like a variation of the nursery rhyme Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? But behind this apparent harmlessness lies the chaos of human relationships. Two couples meet after a party well past midnight in a flat. The hosts Martha and George have been clinging to their life lies for years and are waging an ongoing marital war with clear rules of the game: Make the other person feel smaller than they already do!
The young couple Nick and Honey are new in town - and apparently ready to adapt to the rules of the game: At first, the two are only spectators of the marital show tournament, but are soon torn out of their bystander role, fully involved in the host couple's fight and have to take a stand. In the process, the fragile foundations of their own relationship become increasingly clear. Illusions burst on both sides.
With Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee has, to a certain extent, written the mother of all marriage battles and marriage dramas: full of wicked humour, razor-sharp dialogue and surprising twists. Does love triumph in the end in this darkly sparkling "game to the death"? In any case, the stage is set. Or to use Martha's words: "The guests have arrived! The feast begins!"
Cast
- Martha
- Jele Brückner
- George
- Konstantin Bühler
- Honey
- Anne Rietmeijer
- Nick
- Victor IJdens
Staff
- Guy Clemens
