As suits Edward Albee’s classic, the performances are as enthralling as they are repulsive.

Couples bicker, lovers fight. When we see this portrayed artistically, it often comes in the form of cartoonish sitcom plots, or preciously witty but ultimately harmless exchanges, without any real venom behind them. If you’re looking for a couple that really hits below the belt, tossing insults with overwhelming vitriol and the kind of carefully targeted aim that only a significant other could manage, you turn to Edward Albee’s classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?….