FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR NEW MADE AT CURVE PRODUCTION OF WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Full casting has today been announced for the new Made at Curve production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, which will be staged in Curve’s Studio Theatre from Saturday 18 October to Saturday 8 November.
Joining the previously announced Bafta winner and Golden Globe nominee Cathy Tyson (MY FAIR LADY, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Curve) as Martha will be Patrick Robinson (AS YOU LIKE IT, Theatre Royal Bath, CASUALTY, BBC) as George, Martha’s disillusioned husband. Patrick will be making his Curve debut, having previously performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre.
Taking on the roles of Nick and Honey, the young couple drawn into George and Martha’s dysfunctional world, will be George Kemp (JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN, National Theatre, BRIDGERTON, Netflix) and Tilly Steele (DR WHO, BBC One, VICTORIA, Mammoth/ITV).
Curve’s production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? will be directed by Curve’s Associate Director Cara Nolan (ROAD and PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, both at Curve). Nolan will be joined by Set and Costume Designer Amy Jane Cook (BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, National Theatre and Garrick Theatre), Lighting Designer Jamie Platt (THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Garrick Theatre and international tour), Sound Designer and Composer Jack Baxter (THE MOUNTAINTOP, Curve and national tour), Fight, Intimacy and Movement Director Haruka Kuroda (KINKY BOOTS, Curve, UK, Ireland and European tour), Props Supervisor Ryan O’Conner (MY FAIR LADY, Curve), Assistant Director Mia Grant (SISTER ACT, ArtsEd), with casting by Ginny Schiller (MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE KILLINGS AT BADGER’S DRIFT, UK tour).
Curve’s Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said:
“This is a rare opportunity to see one of the great plays of the 20th century. Director Cara Nolan has assembled a superb cast, led by the electrifying Cathy Tyson and tremendous Patrick Robinson. Along with the equally brilliant Tilly Steele and George Kemp, we are looking forward to experiencing this magnificent play, brought to life – up close and personal in our intimate 330-seat theatre – by this first-rate cast.”
Curve will be holding a Theatre Day for WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? on Wednesday 29 October. This behind-the-scenes look at the production will involve demonstrations and discussions with team members, as well as insights into the rehearsal and technical process of the production. Find out more here.
Immerse yourself in Edward Albee‘s epoch-defining masterpiece WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? exclusively at Curve this autumn.
It’s 2am. Locked in a destructive cycle of love and self-loathing, history professor George and his wife Martha return home drunk from a party. As they draw naive young couple Nick and Honey into their bitter and warped world, what starts as a casual nightcap soon turns into a dangerous cocktail of truths and games.
Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Play, the 1966 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton won multiple awards, including the British Academy Award for Best Film. Widely regarded as Albee’s most important work, the play is a witty, hugely entertaining, provocative and lacerating study of a marriage in crisis.
Truth or illusion – do you know the difference?
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? runs at Curve from Saturday 18 October to Saturday 8 November, tickets are on-sale now. To find out more and book, visit www.curveonline.co.uk, call 0116 242 3595 or visit Curve’s Box Office in-person.
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. concordtheatricals.co.uk