Fat Pig
Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus sized-and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow...
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Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus sized-and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow (although shockingly funny) friends, finally he comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldy questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571211500 (057121150X)
ASIN: 057121150X
Publish date: November 29th 2004
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Sick and twisted! And it's realism and full of heart. Disturbed heart.
I'm not a fan of Neil LaBute. I find his characterizations distasteful, and he seems unable to find a redeeming quality in any of his male protaganists. This play is no different. Tom is a meely-mouthed, twenty-something account executive who falls in love with an obese librarian, named Helen. When ...
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