Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Book

Audiences of the original Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? were keenly aware they were witnessing the transformation of a promising playwright into a figure of world importance, through a play clearly destined to become a modern classic. Time has richly borne out this view. This dazzling work of gut-wrenching dark comedy presents perhaps the most memorable of married couples-- George and Martha-- in searing night of dangerous fun and games with a pawnlike other couple who innocently become thier weapons in the savaging of each other and of thier life together. By the evening's end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climactic shock of recognition at the bond and bondage of thier love.. In its superlative construction, in its mastery of razor-honed dialogue and emotional crescendo, and above all in its power to strip away layer after layer of social pretense to expose the naked nerve of truth, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is one of the most riveting and unforgettable experiences of the American theater.