WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Sat 18 Oct - Sat 8 Nov 2025

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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.

This must-see Made at Curve drama is directed by Curve’s Associate Director Cara Nolan (ROAD, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) and stars BAFTA winner and Golden Globe nominee Cathy Tyson (Curve’s MY FAIR LADY, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Netflix’s KAOS, DUNE: PROPHESY) as Martha, with further casting to be announced.

Truth or illusion – do you know the difference?

 

Running time: Approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes (performance includes x2 15 minute intervals)

Tickets

DISCOUNTS*
£7.50 off* Under 16s
£5 off* 16-26 yrs and/or Students (with a free 16-26 & Student Membership), and Curve Connect 
£20 tickets* Under 18s School Groups
£5 off* Groups 8+
15% off for Members or 2-4-1 tickets for Made at Curve Circle, Patrons, Friends and Supporters on Thu 23 Oct, 7pm

*This discount applies to selected performances only

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ACCESS PERFORMANCES

British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreted:  Tue 4 Nov, 7pm

Captioned: Fri 7 Nov, 7pm

Audio Described: Sat 8 Nov, 1.30pm with Touch Tour from 12pm

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Access performances at Curve are kindly sponsored by Voco Leicester and David Wilson Homes.

Credits & Acknowledgments

Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

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