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The Shape of Things (Faber Drama)

The Shape of Things (Faber Drama)

by NeilLaBute (Author)

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Synopsis

How far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? Which price might you pay? Such are the painful questions explored by Neil Labute in "The Shape of Things". A young student drifts into an ever-changing relationship with an art major while his best friends' engagement crumbles, so unleashing a drama that peels back the skin of two modern-day relationships, exposing the raw meat and gristle that lie beneath. The world premiere of "The Shape of Things" was presented at the Almeida, London, in May 2001.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 08 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0571212468
ISBN 13: 9780571212460
Book Overview: The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute peels back the skin of two modern-day relationships, exposing the raw meat and gristle that lie beneath.

Media Reviews

LaBute meticulously plans that the shocking, climatic revelations should cast dark light upon his apparently average people. -- Nicholas de Jongh, The Standard

LaBute's great gift is to live in and to chronicle that murky area of not knowing, which mankind spends much of its waking life denying. -- John Lahr, The New Yorker

A piece whose intricate layers of treachery are worthy of David Mamet. -- Paul Taylor, The Independent


LaBute meticulously plans that the shocking, climatic revelations should cast dark light upon his apparently average people. Nicholas de Jongh, The Standard

LaBute's great gift is to live in and to chronicle that murky area of not knowing, which mankind spends much of its waking life denying. John Lahr, The New Yorker

A piece whose intricate layers of treachery are worthy of David Mamet. Paul Taylor, The Independent


LaBute meticulously plans that the shocking, climatic revelations should cast dark light upon his apparently average people. --Nicholas de Jongh, The Standard

LaBute's great gift is to live in and to chronicle that murky area of not knowing, which mankind spends much of its waking life denying. --John Lahr, The New Yorker

A piece whose intricate layers of treachery are worthy of David Mamet. --Paul Taylor, The Independent

Author Bio
Neil LaBute received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre, London. He also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in- Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City. LaBute's plays include: bash: latter-day plays, The Shape of Things, The Mercy Seat, The Distance From Here, Autobahn, Fat Pig (Olivier Award nominated for Best Comedy), Some Girl(s), This Is How It Goes, Wrecks, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times, In a Dark Dark House, Reasons to Be Pretty (Tony Award nominated for Best Play) and The Break of Noon. In the spring of 2011 his play In a Forest, Dark and Deep premiered in London's West End. LaBute is also the author of Seconds of Pleasure, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic. His films include In the Company of Men (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), Your Friends and Neighbors, Nurse Betty, Possession, The Shape of Things, a film adaptation of his play of the same title, The Wicker Man, Lakeview Terrace and Death at a Funeral.