The Shape of Things
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Opened Oct 10, 2001
Closed Jan 20, 2002
Opened Oct 10, 2001
Closed Jan 20, 2002
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Two years after riveting New York theatergoers with his Off-Broadway hit bash, Neil LaBute returns with this enticing new drama, The Shape of Things. The story begins when a reserved college student starts dating a beautiful, sexually aggressive artist. But it soon veers off into the kind of dangerous, seductive territory that LaBute does best. Fresh from a sold-out run in London, where it generated huge buzz and became the sensation of the season, this acclaimed Almeida Theatre production comes to New York with its starry original cast intact: Gretchen Mol, Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, and Frederick Weller.
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Mean and marvelous, Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things has more surprises than a case full of Cracker Jack boxes, and every one is neatly tucked away behind a candy coating of romantic comedy.
One of the great pleasures in watching this piece unfold, in fact, is to enjoy the exquisite craft with which it was created. These days, there aren't many heavily plotted plays that leave you guessing about their ultimate destination, but The Shape of Things genuinely catches you off-guard. (We're not going to spill the beans, and you should avoid reading any review that does). The satisfaction at the end comes from realizing that all the clues were planted in plain sight. Of course, LaBute has a we[...]