Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup to star in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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**Sonia Friedman**, in association with **Nica Burns** has announced the first American classic to be presented at [*@sohoplace*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/sohoplace-london) will be a production of **Edward Albee**’s *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* Starring **Gillian Anderson** as Martha, **[Billy Crudup](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/who-is-billy-crudup)** as George, **Josh Dylan** as Nick, and **Phoebe Horn** as Honey.
**Marianne Elliott** will direct this stellar cast; her previous accolades include West End productions of *War Horse* (2007) and *The Curious Incident* *of the Dog in the Night-Time* (2012), as well as the National Theatre’s production of *Angels in America* (2017), which starred **Andrew Garfield**. Elliott’s clearly not afraid of an American classic, with a star studded cast, let alone Virginia Woolf.
The 1962 dark comedy and psychological drama will examine the marital strife between Martha and George in the round, placing audiences *‘right inside George and Martha’s dangerous games, in a play that remains as shocking and truthful today as when Albee first wrote it.’* - Sonia Friedman.
*Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* opens at @sohoplace from 21 September and will run until 19 December. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to get tickets when we go on sale.