Reasons to be Pretty

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Thursday, 10 November 2011 - Saturday, 14 January 2012
Times : 14:30 - 17:00 19:30 - 22:00

Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, Islington, N1 1TA

Theatre: , Fringe, Melodrama

How Much: £32.00 (Highest Price) , £8.00 (Lowest Price)


Only in Neil LaBute's hardened hands does something so seemingly straightforward become a complex examination of social conditioning.

Starring Billie Piper, Tom Burke, Sian Brooke and Kieran Bew, Reasons to be Pretty is the third part in Neil LaBute's trilogy of plays about our perception of beauty.

When Greg calls his girlfriend 'regular' (thinking it's a compliment) she lets him have it. Regular it seems, is not what women want to be called, or does that go for men too?

While the plot is thin, its simplicity is a good thing. It allows the characters to be indulgently introspective and their discoveries are what make this play so gripping. It's also revealing for audience members...read more
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