A01=Neil LaBute
Author_Neil LaBute
Category=DD
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Product details
- ISBN 9780571228249
- Weight: 139g
- Dimensions: 138 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jun 2008
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'Cow.' 'Slob.' 'Pig.' How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized - and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow (although shockingly funny) friends, finally Tom comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves.
Neil LaBute is a critically acclaimed writer-director for both the stage and screen. His works include the plays The Distance from Here and bash: latterday plays and the films In the Company of Men, Your Friends and Neighbours, Nurse Betty, and Possession, as well as the play and film adaptation of The Shape of Things.
