Art
Contemporary Masterpiece

Date:

Presented in Cantonese with Chinese and English Surtitles (English and French Surtitles on May 6 Performance)

For aged 6 or above

Discount

• 10% discount - HKRep Pals can enjoy 10% discount on full price tickets upon presentation of a valid membership card
• 50% discount - Half price tickets are available for people with disabilities, aged 60 or above and full-time students. (Limited offer for full-time students only.)

Quotes

A translated French play. One of the best comedies around.

"Hilarious, sneakily profound . . . Art takes that yawn old bore, the play of ideas, and jolts it to life."
                                                                                Newsweek

 “Actors take on the challenge- with varying degrees of success.”
                                                       South China Morning Post

<<Art>> has won:

Tony Awards – Best Drama
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards – Best Drama
Olivier Awards– Best Comedy
London Evening Standard Awards– Best Comedy
Moliére Award – Best Play

Details

Art has picked up numerous international drama awards and has been translated into 36 languages produced worldwide. Premiered with 19 full-house performances in Hong Kong last year, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre proudly re-runs Art in May 2008.  Directed by Weigo Lee, Cast : Chow Chi Fai, Poon Chan Leung  and Sun Wai Keung.

Art is the most reputable comedy of Yasmina Reza, a highly significant female playwright in the French contemporary theatre. A black comedy full of philosophical insights, Art starts with a debate among three best pals on a pricey contemporary oil painting that one of them has recently acquired. The debate then sparks off a series of emotional outbursts which bring laughter and tears to the audience. It is a funny, poignant and even philosophical tale about friendship and living.

Playwright :       Yasmina Reza (France)
Translation :      Jin Ziping
Director:           Weigo Lee

Cast:    Chow Chi Fai
Poon Chan Leung
Sun Wai Keung