Saturday Review Drama Critics Award, 1963. By the evening’s end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years.įirst Performance: 13 October 1962, Billy Rose Theatre, New YorkĪwards: New York Drama Critics Circle Award, 1962. A dark comedy, Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games.