Luke Treadaway & Imogen Poots Tapped for the West End's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Starring Imelda Staunton

Let the games begin! Olivier Award winner Luke Treadaway and stage newcomer Imogen Poots will take on the roles of Nick and Honey in a new production of the late Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. As previously reported, the James Macdonald-helmed revival will play a limited engagement from February 22, 2017 through May 27 and star Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill. Opening night is set for March 9 at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Treadaway garnered an Olivier Award in 2013 for his performance as Charlie in the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. He has appeared onstage in Saint Joan and War Horse at the NT as well as in Piranha Heights, Cradle Me and Over There. Onscreen credits include Fortitude, The Rack Pack, Brothers of the Head, BBC's The Innocence Project and Clapham Junction.

Poots marks her stage debut in Woolf, having appeared in films including 28 Weeks Later, Jimi: All Is by My Side, The Look of Love and Need for Speed.

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha (Staunton), much to her husband George’s (Hill) displeasure, has invited the new professor Nick (Treadaway) and his wife Honey (Poots) to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play; the 1966 film adaptation was directed by Mike Nichols, and starred Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It was last seen on the Main Stem in 2012 led by Tracy Letts and Amy Morton.