The Shape of Things May 14, 2010

Black Swan State Theatre Company's 2010 HotBed Ensemble present:

The Shape of Things
By Neil LaBute

Season: 14 – 30 May 2010
Venue: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)
Director: Adam Mitchell
Featuring: The 2010 HotBed Ensemble

A chance meeting between Evelyn, a renegade art student and Adam, a nerdy English Lit Major, sets in motion a cautionary tale of deceit and manipulation.

Evelyn offers Adam the tools to dramatically reinvent himself both physically and psychologically. Though how far should you go for the one you love?

A shocking dissection of cruelty, seduction and the artistic process, The Shape of Things has a startling twist, which has made this work a modern American classic. Adding to the HotBed Ensemble's list of outstanding collective projects, Neil LaBute's most successful and savage work.

“The most legitimately provocative and polarizing playwright at work today.” New York Magazine

“…The Shape of Things…is chilling and has much to say about a society in which an increasing number of young people suffer from anorexia and parents give their children cosmetic surgery for their sixteenth birthday. Bravo LaBute!” CurtainUp

Tickets: Standard $29.50, Concession $21.50, Students $17.50

Bookings: BOCS Ticketing, ph (08) 9484 1133, www.bocsticketing.com.au/events/shape_things.shtml.

OR PICA, 9228 6300 or http://sa2.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=AUPICA