In a Forest, Dark and Deep
| In a Forest, Dark and Deep | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil LaBute |
| Date premiered | 14 March 2011 |
| Place premiered | Vaudeville Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Dark Comedy |
In a Forest, Dark and Deep is a play by Neil LaBute. It received its world premiere production in the West End's Vaudeville Theatre on 14 March 2011 following previews from 3 March 2011, running for a limited season until 4 June 2011. The production starred Matthew Fox and Olivia Williams. A review in The Observer described the play as "[…] something approaching a conventional thriller [where] a college lecturer and her redneck brother meet in a log cabin in the midst of the wilds there's a whiff of incest.[1][2]
The play had its American premiere at Profiles Theatre in Chicago, Illinois in April 2012 through 3 June.[3] The production stars Darrell W. Cox and Natasha Lowe and was directed by Joe Jahraus.[4] The Chicago Tribune reviewer wrote:"Interesting and formatively atypical, it strikes me as very much a meditation on what is and is not true, on the ease of rushing to misjudgment, and also a further manifestation of the longstanding authorial fascination with the close link between deep intimacy and dark violence."[5]
This production was followed by a Contemporary American Theater Festival (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) production as part of the 2012 Festival from 6 to 29 July 2012.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Billington, Michael (15 March 2011). "In a Forest Dark and Deep - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Clapp, Susannah (20 March 2011). "Ecstasy; Flare Path; In a Forest, Dark and Deep – review". The Observer.
- ^ Chicago Tribune (17 January 2012). "Chicago Tribune". Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Profiles Theatre. "Profiles Theatre". Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Jones, Chris. "Review. Twists and turns and a few stumbles in LaBute's 'Forest'" Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2012
- ^ Contemporary American Theater Festival. "The Plays". CATF. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Treanor, Tim. " 'In a Forest, Dark and Deep' at CATF" dctheatrescene.com, July 7, 2012
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