What is your reason to be pretty? Our obsession with physical beauty is confronted headlong in the perceptive and exhilarating comedy, Reasons To Be Pretty by Neil LaBute. It is the third in LaBute’s trilogy of plays that examines the male/female relationship in honest , arresting and hilarious detail. It follows The Shape of Things and Fat Pig.
Fat Pig was a resounding success at the Bakehouse Theatre in 2013. It was nominated for “best show comedy” and was winner of “best male performance” (Daniel McKinnon) by the Adelaide Theatre Guide at their Curtain Call Awards.
The Bakehouse Theatre celebrates the return of award winning Director Joh Hartog (who also directed The Shape of Things) in this brutal examination of the male/female relationship.
In a story that reminds us all of how we project onto each other what we expect, hope or want to be there, four young friends are about to find out if their relationships can survive a dose of harsh truths. When Carly reports to Steph that her boyfriend Greg has described her as “regular” looking, there begins an examination of all of their relationships, with unexpected twists, turns and complications as La Bute explores our endless capacity for manipulation.
Reasons To Be Pretty is directed by Joh Hartog (winner of Best Ensemble – Worlds End -Curtain Call Awards 2009) and features Clare Mansfield (nominated for best female performance – East of Berlin 2013/2014), David Hirst (Boys Life – nominated for best comedy 2010, Bred to Perfection), Nic Kreig (Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Innocence, State of Affairs) and Krystal Brock (winner of Neil Curnow Award 2010).
WHEN: Previews: Thurs. 11 and Frid. 12 June. Opening Night Saturday 13 June. Season continues Wed to Sat at 8pm until June 27
WHERE: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide.
TICKETS: Adults $28; Concession $25; TREv $23; Group (6+) $20; Previews $20; Students $15
BOOKINGS: www.bakehousetheatre.com or at the door (subject to availability)
‘PLEASE NOTE: The Bakehouse does not take phone bookings, seating is general admission and latecomers will not be admitted.
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