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''A Delicate Balance'' is a play by Edward Albee. It premiered in 1966 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967, the first of three he received for his work. The uneasy existence of upper-middle-class suburbanites Agnes and Tobias and their permanent houseguest, Agnes' witty alcoholic sister Claire, is disrupted by the sudden appearance of lifelong family friends Harry and Edna, fellow empty nesters with free-floating anxiety, who ask to stay with them to escape an unnamed terror. They soon are followed by Agnes and Tobias's bitter 36-year-old daughter Julia, who returns home following the collapse of her fourth marriage. ==Productions== The original Broadway production, directed by Alan Schneider, opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on September 22, 1966 and closed on January 14, 1967 after 132 performances and 12 previews. The cast included Hume Cronyn as Tobias, Jessica Tandy as Agnes, Rosemary Murphy as Claire, Henderson Forsythe as Harry, Carmen Mathews as Edna, and Marian Seldes as Julia. The Scenic design was by William Ritman, costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge, and lighting by Tharon Musser.〔("'A Delicate Balance' 1966" ) ibdb.com, accessed November 20, 2015〕 A revival produced by Lincoln Center Theater at the Plymouth Theatre opened on April 21, 1996 and ran for 185 performances and 27 previews. It was directed by Gerald Gutierrez and starred Rosemary Harris as Agnes, George Grizzard as Tobias, John Carter as Harry, Elizabeth Wilson as Edna, Elaine Stritch as Claire, and Mary Beth Hurt as Julia. The production won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play as well as Tony Awards for Grizzard and Gutierrez, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play. A 1973 film adaptation was directed by Tony Richardson for the short-lived American Film Theater series. It starred Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Joseph Cotten and Kate Reid. A production previewed in the West End at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from October 15, 1997, opened on October 21, 1997 and closed on April 4, 1998. It starred Eileen Atkins as Agnes, Maggie Smith as Claire, John Standing as Tobias, Annette Crosbie as Edna, Sian Thomas as Julia and James Laurenson as Harry. Atkins won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for the play in 1998.〔(''A Delicate Balance'' ) albemarle-london.com〕 A 2011 revival was presented at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, London, directed by James Macdonald. The cast included Lucy Cohu (Julia), Diana Hardcastle (Edna), Ian McElhinney (Harry), Tim Pigott-Smith (Tobias), Imelda Staunton (Claire) and Penelope Wilton (Agnes). ''A Delicate Balance'' was produced in 2013 at the McCarter Theater, with Edward Albee attending rehearsals and contributing minor rewrites. It featured Kathleen Chalfant as Agnes, John Glover as Tobias, and was directed by Emily Mann. Sets were designed by Daniel Ostling, costumes by Jennifer von Mayrhauser, and lighting by Lap Chi Chu.〔Gates, Anita. "In a Suburban Home, Some Unwelcome Guests". ''New York Times'', February 1, 2013〕〔Saltzman, Simon. ("Review: ''A Delicate Balance''" ) ''U.S. 1 Newspaper'' (princetoninfo.com), January 30, 2013〕 A new revival directed by Pam MacKinnon ran on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre. Previews began on October 20, 2014, and it officially opened on November 20, 2014. Its last performance was February 22, 2015.〔Purcell, Carey. ("'A Delicate Balance', With Glenn Close, John Lithgow and Martha Plimpton, Concludes Broadway Run Today" ) Playbill, February 22, 2015〕 The cast ifeatured Glenn Close as Agnes, John Lithgow as Tobias, Martha Plimpton as Julia, Lindsay Duncan as Claire, Bob Balaban as Harry and Clare Higgins as Edna.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Glenn Close, John Lithgow and Martha Plimpton Set for Broadway Return in Edward Albee's 'A Delicate Balance' " ) Playbill, May 15, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Delicate Balance (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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