Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? ，《谁怕吴尔芙？》Huayi Festival 2012

An elderly professor, George, and his wife, Martha, invite university newcomer, Nick, and his wife, Honey, over to their place for a late night party. As the night passes, they find themselves caught in the middle of a marital conflict. Fuelled by alcohol and using language as weapon, they are compelled to blemish, hurt, seduce and manipulate, in order to wound their opponents. In the end, mad lies become their only hope. How will this night of torment end?

Truth and illusion—can we tell the difference between the two? Do we have the courage to live in a world with no illusion but our true self? prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /

Commissioned by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, directed by Nelson Chia, performed by accomplished veteran actors Johnny Ng, Liow Shi Seun, Leanne Ong and 883 Jia FM DJ, Jeffrey Low, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? is an award-winning classic play by American playwright Edward Albee. This production strives to bring back the allure of great realist classics in Mandarin through the power of strong characterisation, exquisite language and compelling performances by the actors.

A Huayi 2012 festival commission.

一场简单的派对，隐藏了复杂的秘密。一夜单纯的宿醉，揭露了扭曲的人性。一对年轻夫妻受邀到老教授夫妇家中参加派对，却无辜卷入他们的家庭纠纷。在酒精的挑衅下，两对夫妻以语言为武器，互揭对方难以启齿的伤疤。一场荒诞的游戏，挑起各自心底深埋已久的缺憾。是什么样的纠结令表面的和谐变成无法自拔的讽刺、中伤、玩弄、勾引？最终，由衷的谎言，却成了他们唯一的希望。这一夜的折腾，又将如何了结？真实与幻象，我们是否能分辨？我们又是否有勇气生活在一个没有幻象，只有真实自我的世界？由滨海艺术中心委约制作，谢燊杰执导，本地实力演员黄家强、刘诗璇、王德亮、刘俊葳演出，《谁怕吴尔芙？》是美国剧作家爱德华.埃尔比写于60年代的得奖作品。这次演出旨在重现久违了的经典华语写实剧，扎实的角色创造和细腻的语言表演将让观众再次感受戏剧的感染力。

华艺节2012委约。                       

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