Description
Greg is overheard admitting that his girlfriend Steph is no beauty, but that he wouldn't change her for the world. She is devastated; he can't see what he's done wrong. Meanwhile, Greg's friend Kent alternates between boasting about how gorgeous his wife Carlyis and chasing after a hot new colleague.
The final part of Neil LaBute's 'beauty trilogy' (following The Shape of Things and Fat Pig) about society's obsession with looks, Reasons to Be Pretty premiered in the UK at the Almeida Theatre, London, in November 2011.
'[The Shape of Things] is LaBute's thesis on extreme feminine wiles, as well as a disquisition on how far an artist can go in the name of art . . . Like a chiropractor for the soul, LaBute is looking for realignment, listening for the crack.' Elle
'A heart-warming tale from America's master misanthrope.' Independent on Fat Pig
Reasons To Be Pretty is an award-winning play from Neil LaBute that first staged on Broadway in 2009.
About the Author
Neil LaBute was born in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan. He is the writer/director of the films In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors, and author of stage-plays including Bash, The Shape of Things (which he also adapted for the screen) and The Mercy Seat. He has also directed the feature films Nurse Betty, Possession (adapted from the novel by A. S. Byatt) and the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571280698
Author Neil LaBute
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 105g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 15mm
