Edward Albee has said that the song, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" means "Who is afraid to live without illusion?" At the end of the play, Martha says that she is. Indeed, the illusion of their son sustains George and Martha's tempestuous marriage. Ultimately, George takes it upon himself to "kill" that illusion when Martha brings it too far into reality. Throughout the play, illusion seems indistinguishable from reality. It is difficult to tell which of George and Martha's stories about their son, about George's past are true or fictional. Similarly, Nick and Honey's lives are based on illusion. Nick married for money, not love. Though he looks strong and forceful, he is impotent. Honey has been deceiving him by using birth control to prevent pregnancy. As an Absurdist, Albee believed that a life of illusion was wrong because it created a false content for life, just as George and Martha's empty marriage revolves around an imaginary son. In Albee's view, reality lacks any deeper meaning, and George and Martha must come to face that by abandoning their illusions.
Posts tonen met het label de leesclub nr 19. Alle posts tonen
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dinsdag 6 september 2011
zaterdag 3 september 2011
met edward albee aan de haal
Hoe speel je Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf als je de tekst niet mag en ook niet wil gebruiken? Mime-theatermaaksters Suzan Boogaerdt en Bianca van der Schoot zijn verknocht aan Edward Albee's veelgespeelde tekst, en maakten een eigen variatie op de toneelhit: Martha loves George. Zonder ook maar een origineel woord van Albee zelf. Maar met des te meer intens, fysiek spel. ‘Blijkbaar kan je de essentie ook raken via iets anders dan taal.’
zondag 28 augustus 2011
zondag 5 juni 2011
leesclub nr 19 - woensdag 7 september 2011
na de zomer, aan het begin van het studiejaar 2011/12 start de leesclub wederom: 7 september
foto: quincy van driesten
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