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| − | The English-language adaptation, translated by Christopher Hampton (1946-)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hampton], opened in London's West End on 15 October 1996, starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott, produced by David Pugh and Sean Connery [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery] | + | Since its debut the play has been produced worldwide and translated and performed in over 30 languages. The London production, produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, received the 1996–97 Laurence Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award, the former is the British equivalent of the Tony's. It also won the Tony Award for Best Play. Life X 3 has also been produced in Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia. |
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| + | The English-language adaptation, translated by Christopher Hampton (1946-)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hampton], opened in London's West End on 15 October 1996, starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott, produced by David Pugh and Sean Connery [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery]. It ran for eight years. The English version received the 1996–97 Laurence Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award, the US Tony Award for Best Play. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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Art is a French play by Yasmina Reza (1959- ) [1].
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Subject
The comedy, which raises questions about art and friendship, concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting. Marc is horrified, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes "art". Yvan, caught in the middle of the conflict, tries to please and mollify both of them.
The play premiered in Paris in 1994 and went on to win the Molière Award for Best Author.
Translations and adaptations
Since its debut the play has been produced worldwide and translated and performed in over 30 languages. The London production, produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers, received the 1996–97 Laurence Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award, the former is the British equivalent of the Tony's. It also won the Tony Award for Best Play. Life X 3 has also been produced in Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia.
The English-language adaptation, translated by Christopher Hampton (1946-)[2], opened in London's West End on 15 October 1996, starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott, produced by David Pugh and Sean Connery [3]. It ran for eight years. The English version received the 1996–97 Laurence Olivier Award and Evening Standard Award, the US Tony Award for Best Play.
Performance history in South Africa
1997/98: Pieter Toerien, in association with David Pugh and Sean Connery, staged a South African production of the Hampton English translation, directed by Mark Graham, with Michael Atkinson (Marc), Ralph Lawson (Serge) and Graham Hopkins (Yvan). Design by Andrew Botha, lighting by Jannie Swanepoel. It played in the Alhambra Theatre in Johannesburg from 8 December to 14 February and in the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town from 20 March to 11 April.
2014: Directed by Marthinus Basson at Aardklop starring Christiaan Olwagen, Wessel Pretorius and Wilhelm van der Walt.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_(play)
Pieter Toerien theatre programme, 1997.
Pretoria News, 24 February 1998.
Review by Julius Eichbaum, Scenaria (205), February 1998:13-14.
The Star, 14 October 2014.
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