A play by American playwright and film director Neil LaBute, The Shape of Things premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2001. The plays central themes focus on the nature of art, psychopathy, intimacy, love, and people's willingness to do things for love. It is set in a small university town in the American Midwest, and centers on the budding romance between the quiet, reserved Adam and the anarchistic young art student for whom he falls, Evelyn Thompson.