In A Dark Dark House
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In A Dark Dark House is a 2007 play by Neil LaBute
. It had its world premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theater on May 16. It ran through June 23, 2007, under the direction of Carolyn Cantor, produced by the MCC Theater
in New York City. The cast includes Louisa Krause, Ron Livingston
and Frederick Weller.
The play tells a tale of sexual and emotional abuse and two brothers who attempt to overcome it.
A production of the play ran at London's Almeida Theatre
from November 2008 to January 2009. Director Michael Attenborough
worked with LaBute to create a substantially different version of the play to the one that originally premiered in New York.
Neil LaBute
Neil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:LaBute was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian, a hospital receptionist, and Richard LaBute, a long-haul truck driver. LaBute is of French Canadian, English and Irish ancestry, and was raised in Spokane,...
. It had its world premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theater on May 16. It ran through June 23, 2007, under the direction of Carolyn Cantor, produced by the MCC Theater
MCC Theater
MCC Theater is an Off-Broadway theater company located in New York City, founded in 1986 by artistic directors Robert LuPone and Bernard Telsey along with six graduates of the New York University drama department, including Jana Herzen...
in New York City. The cast includes Louisa Krause, Ron Livingston
Ron Livingston
Ronald Joseph "Ron" Livingston is an American film and television actor. His roles include a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a short-term relationship with Carrie Bradshaw in the TV show Sex and the City, and Captain Lewis Nixon in the miniseries...
and Frederick Weller.
The play tells a tale of sexual and emotional abuse and two brothers who attempt to overcome it.
A production of the play ran at London's Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...
from November 2008 to January 2009. Director Michael Attenborough
Michael Attenborough
The Hon. Michael John Attenborough is a successful English theatre director. His parents are the actors Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough and Sheila Sim, Lady Attenborough...
worked with LaBute to create a substantially different version of the play to the one that originally premiered in New York.