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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review – Gillian Anderson fights tooth and nail in marital meltdown

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There is no shortage of sparring between Anderson and Billy Crudup in Edward Albee’s classic, though its comedy has an air of George and Mildred

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Section: Stage
By: Arifa Akbar
Published: Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 2, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC

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Edward Albee’s classic play of marital venom is given a blisteringly good revival at London’s @sohoplace

The IndependentUnited KingdomGillian Anderson is electric and disturbing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Sensational turns from Anderson and Crudup are made even better the ultra-intimate staging.

Time Out Worldwide‘If Gillian Anderson is good, Billy Crudup is phenomenal’: Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf West End Review

Read our review of *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*, starring Billy Crudup and Gillian Anderson, now in performances at @sohoplace through 19 December. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

London TheatreUnited Kingdom'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' review — Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup fight for the final word in Marianne Elliott's production

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Gillian Anderson

American actress and writer (born 1968)

Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress and writer. She received international fame for starring as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the Fox science fiction mystery series The X-Files, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for the role. Her other credits include socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall (2013–2016), sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2023), and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series The…

George and Mildred

British TV sitcom (1976–1979)

George and Mildred is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from Man About the House, and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple George and Mildred Roper. The premise of the series had George and Mildred leaving their flat as depicted in Man About the House and moving to a modern, upmarket housing estate in Hampton Wick. Their arrival horrifies their snobbish neighbour Jeffrey Fourmile, a middle-class estate agent who fears the Ropers' presence will devalue his home.

Edward Albee

American playwright (1928–2016)

Edward Franklin Albee III was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American variant of what Martin Esslin identified as and named the Theater of the Absurd. Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play.

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Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup slug it out in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — five-star reviewFinancial TimesUnited Kingdom22 hr. ago
Gillian Anderson is electric and disturbing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?The IndependentUnited Kingdom16 hr. ago
‘If Gillian Anderson is good, Billy Crudup is phenomenal’: Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf West End ReviewTime Out Worldwide23 hr. ago
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review — sozzled sniping with an A-list duoThe Times22 hr. ago
'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' review — Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup fight for the final word in Marianne Elliott's productionLondon TheatreUnited Kingdom21 hr. ago
Gillian Anderson is a total knock-out in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?The TelegraphUnited Kingdom22 hr. ago
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review – Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup toe-to-toe in the West EndWhatsOnStage22 hr. ago
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup are outstandingLondon Evening StandardUnited Kingdom15 hr. ago
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? reviews: critics hail Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup as “electric,” but some feel it is too longWest End Theatre17 hr. ago
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ review – Billy Crudup is the standout in this bemusing revivalLiam O'Dell22 hr. ago
Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, @sohoplaceWest End Best FriendUnited Kingdom19 hr. ago
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at @sohoplace, London: lively revivalThe StageUnited Kingdom21 hr. ago

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