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  • "A very fine revival, another triumph"

    West End Best Friend
    ★ ★ ★ ★

  • "Exceptional acting... Very clever, sharp and witty writing"

    What's Good To Do
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  • "The acting is exemplary... The production manages to tickle the funny-bone whilst engaging us intellectually"

    Stage Talk Magazine
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  • "A thought-provoking comedy masterpiece"

    Wiltshire Times

  • "Laugh out loud... Comedically timed to perfection. A show like no others that I have seen and it left the audience buzzing"

    Eyes on Stage

  • "Funny, tragic and thought-provoking... All three players combine well, but Walsh gets the biggest acclaim"

    Bournemouth Echo

  • "It is VERY funny... a stylish and beautifully paced production"

    The Fine Times Recorder

  • "This is a smooth confident production"

    Bath Echo

  • "Seann Walsh demonstrates great acting ability along with brilliant comic timing... a tour-de-force"

    The Fine Times Recorder

  • "The three actors harmonise beautifully and their interactions were slick and well-timed."

    Bath Magazine

Joshua Beaumont & Original Theatre present

ART

A comedy by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Iqbal Khan

The smash hit comedy returns.

A seemingly simple purchase of contemporary art - an all-white painting – ignites a hilarious debate amongst three close friends. What begins as a light-hearted discussion about art quickly descends into a riotous exploration of the blurred lines between art and reality.

This multi-award winning play (winner of Best Comedy at the Olivier Awards, Tony Awards and Moliere Awards) is a razor sharp exploration of art, love and friendship that will stay with you long after the curtain falls.

With award-winning comedian Seann Walsh, Chris Harper (Call the Midwife, Coronation Street) and Aden Gillett (The Crown, The House of Elliot), Iqbal Khan (East is East, National Theatre and Othello, RSC) directs a brand-new production of Yasmina Reza's fiendishly clever and hilariously funny play.

Age guidance 12+ l Running Time: 80 mins

previous reviews for art:

“You’ll roar with laughter”
New York Times

“Art is a phenomenon”
The Times

“Funny, sophisticated, stylish, stimulating and moving”
The Independent

Meet the Cast

  • Seann Walsh

    Yvan

  • Chris Harper

    Serge

  • Aden Gillett

    Aden Gillett

    Marc

  • Russell Layton

    Understudy

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Touring 2024

  • Lighthouse Poole

    29 - 31 August

  • Theatre Royal Bath

    3 - 7 September

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  • Norwich Theatre Royal

    12 - 14 September

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  • Mercury Colchester

    17 - 21 September

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  • Malvern Theatre

    24 - 28 September

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  • Devonshire Park, Eastbourne

    1 - 5 October

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  • Theatre Royal Nottingham

    7 - 12 October

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  • Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

    15 - 19 October

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  • Sheffield Lyceum

    22 - 26 October

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Creative Team

Director - Iqbal Khan
Set and Lighting Designer - Ciaran Bagnall
Composer and Sound Designer - Max Pappenheim
Associate Director - Olivia Millar-Ross
Fight Director: Claire Llewellyn of Rc-Annie Ltd
Production Manager - Brian Watson
Costume Supervisor - Nancy Surman
Props Supervisor - Katie Balmforth
Marketing - Emma Martin for Original Theatre
PR - Alison Duguid PR

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