'' In a Forest , Dark and Deep '' is a play by Neil LaBute . It received its world premiere production in the West End 's Vaudeville Theatre on 14 March 2011 following previews from 3 March 2011 , running for a limited season until 4 June 2011 . The production starred Matthew Fox and Olivia Williams . The play had its American premiere at Profiles Theatre in Chicago , Illinois in April 2012 through 3 June . The production stars Darrell W. Cox and Natasha Lowe and was directed by Joe Jahraus.The '' Chicago Tribune '' reviewer wrote : " Interesting and formatively atypical , it strikes me as very much a meditation on what is and is not true , on the ease of rushing to misjudgment , and also a further manifestation of the longstanding authorial fascination with the close link between deep intimacy and dark violence . " This production was followed by a Contemporary American Theater Festival ( Shepherdstown , West Virginia ) production as part of the 2012 Festival from 6 to 29 July 2012
Contemporary American Theater Festival
Contemporary American Theater Festival
In a Forest, Dark and Deep