num_pages: 242
description: George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed.
language: English
title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
titlecomplete: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
characters: Honey (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), Martha (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), George (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf), Nick (Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf)
genres: Theatre, Drama, Classics, American, Plays, The United States Of America, School, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 68471
places: New England, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best Play
publisher: Atheneum / MacMillan Publishing