The Shape of Things London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (13)
See it if You like small personal plays, the theater was small which made me feel included in the piece. Great acting!
Don't see it if You like background changes
See it if You want a play that we'll make you reflect about how relationships affect our life decisions, sometimes in an unconscious way.
Don't see it if You're not comfortable with strong language, not that it's often used, but still.
See it if You like romcoms like the movie 500 days of summer although this is edgy and dark. Wanna believe in the power of plays, just watch this
Don't see it if You don't like getting repulsed by characters questioning yourself at the end if unconditional love is indeed a thing or not
See it if Your interested in a nuanced look at the swapping of gender roles and changing to fit with someone else.
Don't see it if You don’t like a strong female protagonist
See it if you like a play that makes you reconsider some things and surprises you
Don't see it if you want a “happy” ending and don’t like having your mind with a million thoughts about the play
See it if You want to see Colin from Bridgerton in a really good show with an unexpected twist
Don't see it if You don’t want to think!
See it if you like the complexities of human relationships
Don't see it if you don't like to be challenged in your view of art
See it if you want to leave the theatre reflecting, have a laugh and see a great performance by a wonderful group of actors in a lovely venue!
Don't see it if you feel the trek out to the theatre is too far (it’s not tho, the Tube is literally right there…)
Critic Reviews (12)
" 'The Shape of Things' is a production about coercive control at its most subtle stages...This creates a show that's equal parts disturbing and intriguing - something you can't take your eyes away from while knowing it will likely end badly. As a result, it's a stellar piece of theatre."
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"Adam’s anger in his final confrontation with Evelyn isn’t totally convincing, and the play never quite lands a killer blow. But the plot is as finely engineered as a sports car and carries you away just as smoothly."
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"The ending lands with a soft punch but still leaves us dwelling on LaBute’s seductive sociopaths, and what, exactly, makes them tick."
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"The dialogue still crackles in Nicky Allpress’s pacey revival, even if the piece is a tad too schematic, and the final scene adds a debate about art and ethics that audience members should be left to have among themselves on the way home."
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"Director Nicky Allpress sets a snappy pace here, breezing through the play’s witty conversations while building an effective sense of unease that grows steadily until the devastating final-act twist."
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" 'The Shape Of Things' is a piece that fascinates on several contradictory levels. It’s very funny, utterly chilling, compellingly provocative and grimly prescient."
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"Scenes are speedily intercut, linked with MTV style music to bring the teenage hormones up to boiling point. It results in a curious interplay: here is a solid production of a questionable play."
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"With jokes-a-plenty and a distinctly British sense of humour laced in the script, this is a production which will leave audiences giggling from start to finish, and some will find the twist at the end completely unpredictable and delightfully devilish."
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