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20 Years Later, An Infamous Folk Horror Remake Is Still Bad — But Not For The Reasons You Think

The '70s 'The Wicker Man' is a masterpiece. The 2006 Nick Cage remake? Well...

Inverse

America the Beautiful: Chapter 1 review – Neil LaBute’s sour state of the union address

Masculinity is not in a good way in this trio of short plays – the first of 10 presented in two venues – which deal in violence, misanthropy and murder

The Guardian - UK

My mum was begging to die in her last days – I wish I had been strong enough to help her

FIRST PERSON: Award-winning playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute draws from his own well of experience for his new play about assisted dying, ‘How to Fight Loneliness’

The Independent UK

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How to Fight Loneliness review – death hovers over impossibly awkward social gathering

Neil LaBute’s mordant humour comes to the fore in this three-hander, full of hyper-real dialogue, about the right to choose the manner of our departure

The Guardian - UK

How to Fight Loneliness at the Park Theatre review: this assisted dying play is repetitive and reductive

2/5 Neil LaBute made a name for himself with brisk, electrifying plays. Where’s that spark now?

Evening Standard

‘I loved the woman I got to know’, says Neil LaBute in tribute to AS Byatt

Dame Antonia Byatt died on Thursday at the age of 87, according to her publisher.

The Independent UK

Fear the Night review – Neil LaBute on losing streak with atrocious home invasion thriller

The director of In the Company of Men continues his run of terrible films with this awfully acted, ungripping drama

The Guardian - UK

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The week in theatre: Aspects of Love; Rose; The Shape of Things – review

A superb cast, including opera star Danielle de Niese, elevates Andrew Lloyd Webber’s plodding 80s musical; Maureen Lipman gives a one-woman masterclass; and Neil LaBute’s romcom gets a sharp, funny revival

The Guardian - UK

The Shape of Things review – seductive sociopaths show cruel intent

The tension is raised in Neil LaBute’s dark comedy as entitled Evelyn sets about remoulding unworldly Adam from geek to good-looking boyfriend

The Guardian - UK

The Shape of Things at Park Theatre review: Neil LaBute’s 2001 classic is as finely engineered as a sports car

Though slightly dated, the play is slick and efficient - and funny

Evening Standard

Luke Newton on returning to the stage in London, glow-ups and being Colin Bridgerton

As he prepares to star in The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre, everyone’s favourite Bridgerton brother says he’s excited to look audiences in the eye again

Evening Standard

House of Darkness review – Neil LaBute’s creepy-mansion revenge horror goes nowhere

LaBute’s quarter-baked script tries but fails to satirise male attitudes, letting down his actors Justin Long and Kate Bosworth

The Guardian - UK

Neil LaBute flips the "Dracula" script

The acclaimed "Wicker Man" filmmaker spoke with Salon about playing with horror, gender and unlikeable characters

Salon

Review: A film noir fan falls into a tedious trap in 'Out of the Blue'

"Out of the Blue" is so enamored of film noir tropes that the lead character is not just an ex-con, he's also a librarian who spends nights watching Turner Classic Movies. It's never quite clear if the movie he's actually in is a straight-faced parody or an undercooked homage to…

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Newcastle Theatre Company unveils indie season's finale

PLAYS with titles like bash and The Wolves might seem unlikely to attract large audiences.

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