The Distance from Here
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The Distance from Here is a darkly comic contemporary play by Neil LaBute that explores the bleak lives and moral disintegration of disaffected American youth in a decaying suburban landscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Neil LaBute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
economic and emotional stagnation in suburbia
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moral disintegration of American youth ⓘ |
| firstProductionCompany | The Almeida Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bob
NERFINISHED
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Brett NERFINISHED ⓘ Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ Chelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Darrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Monique NERFINISHED ⓘ Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neil LaBute plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableDirector | David Leveaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American suburbia
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decaying suburban landscape ⓘ |
| structure | full-length play ⓘ |
| style |
naturalistic dialogue
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realist ⓘ |
| subject |
disaffected youth
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moral disintegration ⓘ |
| theme |
aimlessness of youth
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alienation ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ moral decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
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darkly comic ⓘ |
| writer | Neil LaBute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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