Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The 2021 season of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Dunstan Playhouse, originally scheduled from 24 Sep – 9 Oct 2021 has been rescheduled for 27 Jan – 6 Feb 2022.

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Academic couple George and Martha have invited their new colleagues, Nick and Honey, over for a friendly drink. As the alcohol flows, the night gets darker and so does the conversation.

Edward Albee’s masterwork erupted onto the Broadway stage in 1962, stormed the silver screen in 1966 with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and has been electrifying audiences ever since. Acclaimed director and actor Margaret Harvey (Black Medea, Heart is a Wasteland, RAN: Remote Area Nurse) reinterrogates this classic exploration of reality, illusion and desire through a dynamic new Australian lens. A brilliant and unexpected cast joins a stellar creative team, including Set and Costume Designer Ailsa Paterson (The 39 Steps, Gaslight) and Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer Nigel Levings (Hydra, The King and I). Containing some of the most complex anti-heroes in the theatrical canon, this production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will pull the rug out from under a whole new generation.

This season contains several works about the nature of conflict and relationships in crisis and Albee’s landmark play is the mother lode. Margaret Harvey is one of this country’s greatest and most prolific theatre-makers. As an actress, as a director, she puts a fresh and unique spin on everything she touches. I’m so excited by her vision for this production. Strap yourself in a for thrilling and surprising ride. Mitchell

Run time: Approx. 3 hours and 15 minutes (including two intervals)

Content: Contains themes of domestic violence, smoking of herbal cigarettes

Please note: Due to the reschedule of the season, Pay What You Can and Rush tickets are not available for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Single tickets to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? are now on sale!

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The 2021 season of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Dunstan Playhouse, originally scheduled from 24 Sep – 9 Oct 2021 was postponed and ticket holders were automatically transferred into a new performance date in the rescheduled season.

A new season has been scheduled for 27 Jan – 6 Feb 2022.

Ticket holders to the postponed season should have received correspondence from Adelaide Festival Centre and/or Ticketek regarding ticket exchanges to performances in this rescheduled season.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please email us at tickets@statetheatrecompany.com.au.

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Wednesday 2 February 11am and 6:30pm

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Tuesday 1 February, 5:30pm briefing, 6:30pm performance
Saturday 5 February, 1:00pm briefing, 2:00pm performance

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Please note: Due to the reschedule of the season, Pay What You Can and Rush tickets are not available for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Venue Access

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is being held at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre.

The recommended Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre drop off zone is at the northern end of the Riverbank Footbridge on War Memorial Drive (walk across the Footbridge to Dunstan Playhouse) or at the Intercontinental Hotel (walk north between the Intercontinental Hotel and Railway Station along the lane way to the Riverbank). There is also a drop off area and two accessible car spaces on lower Festival Drive, accessible from the west via Montefiore Road.

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