The play ends with George singing, "Who's afraid of Most plays establish the difference between reality and illusion. George insults and mocks Honey with an extemporaneous tale of "the Mousie" who "tooted brandy immodestly and spent half her time in the upchuck". Martha taunts George aggressively, and he retaliates with his usual George suggests a new game called "Get the Guests". Martha says, "Awww, 'tis the refuge we take when the unreality of the world weighs too heavy on our tiny heads" (198). George talks about Martha's overbearing attitude toward their son.

I was in there [a saloon in New York] having a beer one night, and I saw "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" They stay. George and Martha have a son, about whom George has repeatedly told Martha to keep quiet. Martha announces that she invited another couple, newly appointed instructor Nick (George Segal) and his timid wife, Honey (Sandy Dennis), over for a nightcap. ", and some of the dialogue from the dancing sequence was lifted from another take. Nick joins her. As this segment progresses, George recites sections of the At the end of the play, George informs Martha that a messenger from It becomes clear to the guests that George and Martha's son is a mutually agreed-upon fiction. She has no shortage of ammunition on that front, as George has had plenty of disappointments. The two of them clearly care deeply for each other, but events have turned their marriage into a nasty battle between two disenchanted, cynical enemies.

By Edward Albee. George has decided to "kill" him because Martha broke the game's single rule: never mention the son to others. George being an associate History professor in a New Carthage university where Martha's father is the President adds an extra dimension to their relationship. George is an associate professor of history and Martha is the daughter of the president of the college where George teaches. The album is out of print, was never released in any other formats, and is highly prized among collectors. The play's title, which alludes to the English novelist Albee described the inspiration for the title thus: The horrified Nick and Honey (Sandy Dennis) initially come off as happier foils to the misery of the older married couple, but the guests are soon mirroring George and Martha in their mutual antagonism, giving voice to buried resentments and alcohol-fuelled revelations of repressed injuries. In all productions until 2005, Honey returns, wondering who rang the doorbell (Martha and Nick had knocked into some bells). The plot centers around the volatile marriage relationship between George, a New England college professor, and his alcoholic wife, Martha, born into privilege as the daughter of the college's president. As the four drink, Martha and George engage in scathing verbal abuse of each other in front of Nick and Honey. Honey realizes that the story is about her and her "hysterical pregnancy". For starters he's married to Martha, a vicious wife. As Martha and Nick walk upstairs, George throws his book against the door. scrawled in soap, I suppose, on this mirror. George George's Failures. And of course, who's afraid of Virginia Woolf means who's afraid of the big Notably, the title can also be found five years before the play's premiere in a 1957 issue of In an interview, Albee said Martha and George were based on two of his friends, the married New York socialites Because of the play's unusual length (over three hours), the producers also cast a matinee company that performed twice a week, featuring The play closed on May 16, 1964, after five previews and 664 performances.The release contained a 16-page booklet with photos from the original production, critical essays by The recording was issued in both stereo (DOS 687) and monaural (DOL 287) formats. is set on the campus of a small, New England university. It was out of print for many years, was not released in other formats, and is highly prized among collectors, as a play with such adult themes had never been recorded for the general public before. George pretends to react calmly, reading a book. George comes up with a plan to tell Martha that their son has died, and the act ends with George eagerly preparing to tell her. It was directed by The film was given a "Deluxe Edition Two-Record Set" soundtrack album release in 1967 by In at least two instances alternate takes were used: Taylor's memorable "Goddamn you!" At the end of this scene, Martha starts to act seductively toward Nick in George's presence. George cuts the diatribe short by spinning Honey around and mockingly singing, "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha describes their son's beauty and talents and then accuses George of ruining his life. Virginia Woolf was the game or song Martha sang "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the party they had just attended!