Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Image: Deborah Galanos and Nicholas Papademetriou
Sydney locals are reprising one of the most famous and enthralling plays ever written, as independent theatre company Theatron Group takes on Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? For those who aren’t familiar, the play revolves around bitter couple George and Martha, who have young couple Honey and Nick over for drinks after a staff party at the college where the two men work. The night turns into anarchy as Martha and George snipe and each other while Honey and Nick try to decipher their complicated relationship.
Actress Adele Quero, who plays Honey, said she had never read or seen Who’s Afraid until being cast.
“I’d heard of it obviously, and I have loved being able to get all up and personal with this absolutely incredible play,” said Quero.
“It is such an intelligent, nuanced and brutally honest deconstruction of relationships. The lies we tell ourselves and the ones we love, and what the cost of those lies really are.”
Quero says this play is still important in society as Albee shines a light on what we most wish to keep in the dark: “In a world of social media where we get to edit our lives on a daily basis, and where we witness only the edited version of others lives, seeing a play that dismantles all the construction we protect ourselves with is incredibly cathartic.”
This production is the first reprise of Who’s Afraid since Edward Albee’s death in September. (AMal)
Until Dec 17, Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm. The Greek Theatre, Bldg 36, Addison Road Community Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville. $25-$35. Tickets & info: www.trybooking.com
BY ATHINA MALLIS
