The Art of Success is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear, centered on the life of William Hogarth. It premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986, with Michael Kitchen playing Hogarth and Niamh Cusack playing his wife, Jane. It premiered to an American audience at the Manhattan Theatre Club in December 1989, with Tim Curry playing Hogarth and Mary-Louise Parker playing Jane. Both productions were directed by Adrian Noble.
Original cast
- Jane Hogarth - Niamh Cusack
- William Hogarth - Michael Kitchen
- Henry Fielding - Philip Franks
- Frank - David Killick
- Oliver - Simon Russell Beale
- Mrs. Needham - Dilys Laye
- Louisa - Dinah Stabb
- Sarah Sprackling - Penny Downie
- Robert Walpole - Joe Melia
- Queen Caroline - Susan Porrett
References
- "The Art of Success - Drama Online". www.dramaonlinelibrary.com.
- "Production of The Art of Success | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "The Art of Success" at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Dear, Nick (11 October 2018). The Hogarth Plays: The Art of Success & The Taste of the Town. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571350179 – via Google Books.
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