Neil Labute Research

Neil Labute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright. He is described as 'famous for his brutal characters and shocking plotlines' in an Independant report. I think, in a way the ending of his play, is quite shocking because the parent gives in very quickly and it feels almost sarcastic and comical in this way. His work is also described as work with 'bad behavior with a twist', so he works with challenging issues.

Some of the concepts he has looked at has been beauty and the way body shape is percieved in society in works such as 'Fat Pig' and 'reasons to be pretty'. He specialises in Black Comedy, one example of this sort of work is 'In the Company of Men'.