In A Forest, Dark and Deep is the latest play by Neil LaBute. It's world premiere was in London in 2011 where LaBute was also the director.
Neil LaBute is a film writer/ screen director, playwright and theatre director. His films include Nurse Betty and In The Company of Men. His other plays include Reasons to be Pretty, The Shape of Things and Fat Pig.
Winterfall Theatre Company at The Theatre Husk in Northcote, Melbourne produced the Australian Premiere of the play last year, and this an ENCORE season of its critically acclaimed production.
The Age Review included "(A play such as this)... requires dexterous dialogue and superior performances. That's what you get at Winterfall Theatre Company's ... strong production of a hot new play."
Australian Stageonline described the performances as 'edgy, provocative... superb!"
In A Forest, Dark and Deep is a psychological thriller that centres on the relationship between a brother and sister.
On a dark, wet night, all Bobby thought he was doing was helping his sister to move out of her cottage in the woods. But in this cabin of deceit, nothing is what it seems, and the truth refuses to be locked away.
Directed by Denis Moore
Cast: Michele Williams and Christopher Connelly(who has just finished playing Ron Barassi in Barassi, the Stage Show.