(Matt Trueman, guardian.co.uk) The world premiere of Edward Albee’s new play has been indefinitely postponed, it has emerged.

Laying an Egg had been due to open in February at the new Signature Centre in New York, but will now feature in a later season instead. Artistic director James Houghton said: “All good things are well worth the wait, and most certainly a new play from one of our most treasured playwrights is no exception.”

According to the New York Times, Albee’s new play is “centred on a middle-aged woman determined to become pregnant in the face of complications, including a domineering mother”.