Official website for the old vic production of art written by yasmina reza, translated by christopher hampton. New lrbased theatre company firebrand theatre co presents its inaugural production. Rufus sewell stars in yasmina reza s longrunning, awardwinning threeway bromance art, returning to london in this anniversary revival from. Josh powell left, serge and brian sgambati marc star in art, yasmina reza s international hit play, which opens penguin rep theatre s 2019 season may 17 through june 9. Monologue is often a significant moment in theatre, however reza employs monologue in seemingly nonsensical ways. Yasmina reza was born 1 may 1959 in paris, the daughter of a hungarian violinist and a successful businessman of russianiranian descent. Following this, she translated kafkas metamorphosis for roman polanski and was nominated for a moliere award for best translation. Art at everyman theatre in cheltenham gloucestershire. Starring nigel havers, denis lawson and stephen tompkinson, yasmina reza s comedy masterpiece, art will deliver hilarious entertainment at the everyman theatre this spring. This engaging summary presents an analysis of art by yasmina reza, her most successful play that has won two moliere awards and a tony award, as well as receiving several other nominations. In 1987 she wrote conversations after a burial, which won the moliere award for best author. It happens in yasmina reza s monster international hit, art. For the three major productions of art, reza earned a moliere award for best production, an olivier for best comedy, and a tony award for best play. Friendship and yasmina rezas art johns hopkins university.
Art is a tony awardwinning play by french playwright yasmina reza which premiered in paris in 1994 and has been performed to critical acclaim in several countries and in several languages. Art in this translation was first performed at wyndhams theatre, london, in october 1996. Descargar arte yasmina reza en pdf libros geniales. Art is a french play, and it was staged by the open door repertory. Apr 01, 2002 yasmina reza s play art is about one man, serge, who buys a painting, and the reactions of his friends, marc and yvan, to his purchase. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. She earned wide acclaim for her plays art 1994, the unexpected man 1995, and god of carnage 2006. The play subsequently ran in london in 1996 and on broadway in 1998. In 1987, yasmina reza s first play premiered in paris. As a way of studying the decisionmaking process in theatre translation, one can examine yasmina reza s art and its british and american translations, whose stage productions met with huge. After 20 years, the hit play gets a brash coat of paint. Audience adult summary serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Rezas success continued with 2006s god of carnage, originally staged in france.
A play for three characters, a cast of thousands the. Christy pusz and brooks ashmanskas in yasmina reza s god of carnage. Her plays have been produced worldwide and translated into many languages. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. B a c k c h a t news from the new zealand theatre federation inc. Born in france to a russianiranian engineer father and a hungarian violinist mother, yasmina reza attended drama school and worked as an actress before rising to prominence as a playwright in the late 1980s with two backtoback successes. Yasmina reza translated by christopher hampton 2 characters alan raleigh annette raleigh michael novak veronica novak all in their forties.
This piece, by yasmina reza, is often undervalued by the american public. The play itself is interestng, because it enquires into what is friendship made of. Yasmina rezas play art is about one man, serge, who buys a painting. Yasmina reza born 1 may 1959 is a french playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays art and god of carnage. Art scene dexposition yasmina reza comptes rendus 903 mots. Jun 01, 2009 this piece, by yasmina reza, is often undervalued by the american public. Art, however is a true return to form for havants homegrown theatre company. Art audiobook by yasmina reza, christopher hampton. Art received its british premiere in this translation at wyndhams theatre, london, on 15th. How much would you pay for a painting with nothing on it. Yasmina reza s piece translated by christopher hampton sparkles as much on the amateur stage as it did on the professional.
Questions about the meaning of strange modern art and strange modern friendshipsand how theyre sometimes not all. Btw, reza and hampton also collaborated on this years tonywinning god of carnage, a much inferior play to art, which depends largely on a theatrical gimmick for its popularity. Art is a frenchlanguage play by yasmina reza that premiered in 1994 at comedie des champselysees in paris. Unlock the more straightforward side of art with this concise and insightful summary and analysis. Best culture of the 21st century the 50 best theatre shows of the 21st. Yasmina reza, christopher hampton narrator, bob balaban.
Tony, moliere and every other major world theatre award. Monologue use in the theatre of yasmina reza simon fraser. One friend, has just bought a very expensive painting. Could the purchase of an extravagant piece of modern art trigger the deconstruction and destruction of a friendship built up over fifteen years. The bleak portrayal of what seems overwhelmingly ordinary is, in itself, art. Art study guide from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.
Reza s smash success came with the 1994 premiere of art, which debuted in france and. Pdf yasmina reza plays 1 download full pdf book download. Yasmina reza, french dramatist, novelist, director, and actress best known for her brief satiric plays that speak to contemporary middleclass anxieties. How would you feel about your best friend if she suddenly did something so colossally stupid, it made you doubt the very basis of the friendship. The prevailing mood is serious, friendly and tolerant. Art, by yasmina reza progress theatre 2025 february 2012.
In this analysis, i examine reza s theatre canon, which includes eight plays to date, looking particularly at her use of monologue, within the context of barthes theory. By the writer of god of carnage, currently playing in cinemas carnage, this comedy explores what happens. Colorado springs, co july 1, 2014 springs ensemble theatre set continues our fifth anniversary season with yasmina reza s, art a comedy that challenges the conventions of art and the definition of friendship. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. When an art lover buys what is in essence a pure white painting for a horsechoking sum, his best friend goes ballistic. It starred alan alda as marc, victor garber as serge, and alfred molina as yvan. Audience interest in art has carried over to rezas other plays as well, helping to make yasmina reza one of the most important figures in latetwentieth century theatre. However, art is a most interesting download for any lover of contemporary theatre. They include conversations after a burial, the passage of winter, the unexpected man, life x 3, a spanish play, god of. Yasmina reza is a french playwright and novelist based in paris whose works have all been multiaward winning, critical, and popular international successes. All three of her plays following art flew relatively under the radar but in 2008, le dieu du carnage god of carnage, rezas seventh play, made a splash on both.
Pdf as a way of studying the decisionmaking process in theatre translation, one can examine yasmina rezas art and its british and american. Art is a french play, and it was staged by the open door repertory company. Michael billington picks five fine portraits of artists on stage, from john logans study of rothko to yasmina reza s art. Another friend though burdened by his own problems, allows himself to be pulled into this.
French contemporary theatre, art of yasmina reza, arte of josep. Art original, play, broadway opened in new york city mar 1, 1998 and played through aug 8, 1999. The official database for broadway theatre information art broadway play original ibdb. It has been translated many times and produced in many countries since its debut in 1996. For me it was very pleasing, because the fast action cuts a couple 100 of them gave what i thouhgt was a lot of interest to the play. Her play god of carnage 2012 was previously produced by the huntington. For me it was very pleasing, because the fast action cuts a couple 100 of them gave what i. Yasmina reza s plays reflect the razor sharp wit, social commentary, and impeccable comedic timing that have earned the praise of critics throughout the world, none more so than the tony awardwinning art, an eccentric and clever play of ideas that took the american theater community by storm. It is a thought provoking critique of art, as well as a cynical portrayal of society, its conflicts, and perspectives. May 2008 featuring ryan crowder, nathan jerkins and sean martin the lives of three old friends are turned upside down when one of them spends two hundred thousand dollars on a white painting.
Nothing changes, except for the painting on the wall. Less than 90 minutes in length, this urbane french comedy is elegantly drawn yet utterly evanescent as superficially tantalizing as the soft bristles of a makeup brush. Art was performed on broadway at the royale theater in 1998 for a run of 600 shows. It also won the olivier and tony award for best play and a film version, directed by roman polanski, premiered at the venice film festival. Soon after yasmina reza s play art opened in paris in 1994, the french playwright received a telephone call from a woman she had never met. The tony awardwinning play that focuses on the meaning of art in the form of a solid white painting as well as the meaning of friendship, to both the man wh. Art, touring 2018, is still a crowdpleaser more than 20 years after its west end premiere, a portrait of friendship under stress that is painted with fine brushstrokes and flawless performances. In 1998, the play received the evening standard and laurence olivier awards for best comedy and the tony and new york drama critics circle awards for best play.
Art was written in french for a french audience by playwright yasmina reza. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Soulpeppers art is witty but often feels like upper. Wednesday, march 14, 7pm, avenue of the arts bu theatre. Yasmina reza s tonyawardwinning play art when serge buys a paintinga solid white canvas with three, white diagonal linesfor 200k francs, marc cannot help but question his judgment. Yasmina reza began work as an actress, appearing in several new plays as well as in plays by moliere and marivaux. Art is not a fast paced story made for mindless entertainment. Promising unmissable entertainment from monday 11 to saturday 16 march 2019, art has been wowing audiences worldwide for over 20 years, with its run in cheltenham offering the chance to enjoy it on home soil. The old vic art teaching resources 4 creative team yasmina reza writer yasmina is an awardwinning french playwright and novelist. Yasmina rezas tidy comedy has been produced in 45 countries and translated into 30 languages. In the 1st year of never not here we filmed and produced a video rendition of a one act play by a local theater group. This article was first delivered as a talk for the madison repertory theater on the occasion of their.