{"product_id":"9780571335718-neil-labute-plays-2","title":"Neil LaBute: Plays 2","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shape of Things; Fat Pig; In a Dark Dark House; In a Forest, Dark and Deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'LaBute takes us to shadowy places we don't like to talk about, sometimes even to think about.' \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObsession with surface and secrets runs through this second collection of Neil LaBute's work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e peels back the skin of modern-day relationships to ask how far someone might change themselves for love, or for art. In \u003ci\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/i\u003e, a man confronts his friends' - and his own - fixation with Hollywood ideals of beauty when he falls for a 'plus size' young woman. \u003ci\u003eIn a Dark Dark House \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn a Forest, Dark and Deep \u003c\/i\u003eare twin tales of sibling conflict. In the first, estranged brothers must reconcile conflicting memories, after one asks for corroboration of childhood abuse. In the second, a man's offer to help his sister clear out her cottage brings a terrible confession into the light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What initially seems a touching study of student romance develops instead into a passionate discussion about the way art feeds on life.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As large as Helen is, the tender heart of the play is easily twice as big.'\u003ci\u003e Variety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a Dark Dark House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'LaBute toys with expectations and takes pleasure in our discomfort. The play does lead to a pretty dark place - but the ending is not without hope.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a Forest, Dark and Deep \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is billed as being about sibling rivalry, but in fact majors on far deeper, dangerous things: the yearning to be understood, female manipulation, and fascinated male disgust at a sister's lurid sexuality.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536486211958,"sku":"9780571335718","price":16.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27433064.jpg?v=1774289077","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571335718-neil-labute-plays-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}