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The Art of Success
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The Art of Success is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear, centered on the life of William Hogarth.[1] It premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986, with Michael Kitchen playing Hogarth and Niamh Cusack playing his wife, Jane.[2] 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.[3] Both productions were directed by Adrian Noble.[4][3]
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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
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