{"product_id":"the-hogarth-plays-9780571350162","title":"The Hogarth Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hogarth Plays\u003c\/i\u003e catch one of England's most celebrated artists at two crucial points in his career: once at the beginning, and once at the end.\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Success\u003c\/i\u003e the events of ten tumultuous years are compressed into a single night, as newlywed William Hogarth makes his way through eighteenth-century London's high society and its debauched underworld. The play was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1986. A world premiere, \u003ci\u003eThe Taste of the Town\u003c\/i\u003e begins in Chiswick some thirty years later. Hogarth, now a famous artist, is still at odds with the world, and with his wife. Facing public ridicule for what he considers his finest painting, he goes looking for one last fight. Nick Dear's double-bill premiered at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, London in September 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Dear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571350162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNick Dear's\u003c\/b\u003e plays include \u003ci\u003eLunch in Venice, Power, The Villains' Opera, Zenobia, In the Ruins, Food of Love, The Art of Success, Pure Science, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTemptation.\u003c\/i\u003e His adaptations include \u003ci\u003eSummerfolk\u003c\/i\u003e (after Gorky); \u003ci\u003eLe Bourgeois Gentilhomme\u003c\/i\u003e (after Molière); \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Don Juan\u003c\/i\u003e (after Tirso de Molina). His screenplays include \u003ci\u003ePersuasion, The Turn of the Screw, Cinderella, The Gambler, Byron, Eroica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie's Poirot.\u003c\/i\u003e He has also written extensively for BBC Radio, beginning with his first play, \u003ci\u003eMatter Permitted\u003c\/i\u003e (1980).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40053665759347,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8884b719-34f7-450f-9540-54587883c03e.jpg?v=1651324417","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-hogarth-plays-9780571350162","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}