The Play About the Baby

The Play About the Baby
The poster for the first American production
Written by	Edward Albee
Characters	The Man The Woman The Boy The Girl
Date premiered	1998 (1998-MM)
Place premiered	Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire
Original language	English
IOBDB profile

The Play About the Baby is a play by Edward Albee. It was first performed in 1998 by the Almeida Theatre Company in Malvern, Worcestershire, directed by Howard Davies. The American premiere was off-Broadway in 2001, by Alley Theatre at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, directed by David Esbjornson. The play was nominated for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Cast

Character The Man The Woman The Boy The Girl

Original cast Alan Howard Frances de la Tour Rupert Penry-Jones Zöe Waites

Off-Broadway cast Brian Murray Marian Seldes David Burtka Kathleen Early

External links

• Review of the original production by Nicholas de Jongh for the London Evening Standard (archived at Alan Howard's personal website)
• Review of the off-Broadway production by Ben Brantley for the New York Times