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21 Sept 2001 – 13 Oct 2001September 2001
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Details
- Playwright
- Nick Dear
- Director
- Richard Cotter
AddressSeymour Centre Theatre
The Art of Success is a ripping, rollicking, ribald portrait of life in 18 century London. It follows the real life antics of William Hogarth and Henry Fielding, artist, novelist and satirists.
In a hectic and hilarious scramble though one London night, Hogarth attends a meeting of the Beefsteak Club, is pursued by an outraged murderess, visits his whore and then returns home to find his pornographic etchings have been discovered by wife - who is the subject of them.
‘the audience should be shocked, disturbed and made to think again” Henry Fielding.
“The Art of Success” is a scabrous comedy about the creation, purpose, promotion, merchandising, censorship and government patronage of art - all set forth in a theatrical palette that encompasses rough sex, scatological language, ribald political satire, urine and excrement". New York Times - By FRANK RICH
In a hectic and hilarious scramble though one London night, Hogarth attends a meeting of the Beefsteak Club, is pursued by an outraged murderess, visits his whore and then returns home to find his pornographic etchings have been discovered by wife - who is the subject of them.
‘the audience should be shocked, disturbed and made to think again” Henry Fielding.
“The Art of Success” is a scabrous comedy about the creation, purpose, promotion, merchandising, censorship and government patronage of art - all set forth in a theatrical palette that encompasses rough sex, scatological language, ribald political satire, urine and excrement". New York Times - By FRANK RICH
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