Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Barcelona
Jan 3rd, 2012 by apartmentblogger
Until the 15th of February, 2012 the stage of the Teatro Romea de Barcelona will see all kinds of perversions and love conflicts. “Qui té por de Virginia Woolf?” In English “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Is a fantastic and very interesting play, one of those that you don’t want to miss any detail of the plot.

Exciting fascinating
But, why would anyone be afraid of Virginia Woolf? First we need to know, if you didn’t already know, that Virginia Woolf was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century and one of the figures who have most contributed to the feminist cause. She was the one who invented the famous phrase “A woman must have money and her own room if you she is writing fiction,” and her great triumph was noted as a woman writer in a world totally dominated by men. The title of the play is a word game that comes from Walt Disney short “The Three Little Pigs.” “Who’s afraid of big bad wolf?” the men of the aristocracy of London might well have feared a writer fighter such as Virginia Woolf in her time.
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” began as a play, written by Edward Albee in 1962 and was exalted with his film adaptation only 4 years after being awarded with 5 Oscars and 8 nominations.
The adaptation we will see in the Teatro Romea is led by the Argentine Daniel Veronese and see how it Pere Arquillué, who plays George and Emma Vilarasau who plays Martha, are capable of anything on a Saturday night that does not seem to finish. Both husband and wife are psychologically mistreated during an evening using their knowledge of the dirt and weaknesses of the other. But the story is much more grotesque if we know that this happens before the bewildered eyes of their two hosts, a university professor and his wife, who will not escape to be relevant characters in getting to know some uncomfortable truths.
The dialogues perfectly draw the relationship problems of American society. The deception, frustration, taboos and perversion will pass before our eyes, turning us in those hosts who find themselves in a Nightmare.
The plot is gradually uncovering all sorts of unexpected secrets becoming more and more unexpected. This is a very emotional and visceral play that leaves aside the formalities to deal with a very revealing approach to relationships conflicts.
We do not want to reveal the secrets that will emerge in a strange Saturday night, we prefer you to discover them by yourself and enjoy a play that you don’t want to miss.
Fernando Paterna
If we are foreigners and we plan to go and see the play, renting apartments in Barcelona seem as a good option. It is very common and makes it easy to enjoy the city, an affordable option that will allow us not only to see “Qui té por de Virginia Woolf?”, but also discover a little more of one of the most interesting cities in the world.
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