Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett to star in award-winning play ART – UK tour will visit Theatre Royal Nottingham in October 2024

Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett will star in
Yasmina Reza’s multi-award winning play

ART

directed by Iqbal Khan

presented by Joshua Beaumont and Original Theatre

Tour to visit Theatre Royal Nottingham

7-12 October 2024

With award-winning comedian Seann Walsh, Chris Harper (Call the Midwife, Coronation Street) and Aden Gillett (The Crown, The House of Elliot), Iqbal Khan (East is East, National Theatre and Othello, RSC) directs a brand-new production of Yasmina Reza‘s fiendishly clever and hilariously funny play ART on tour from Autumn 2024. The tour will visit the Theatre Royal Nottingham from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 October. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday 10 May at 10am www.trch.co.uk or 0115 989 5555.

This multi-award-winning play (winner of Best Comedy at the Olivier Awards, Tony Awards and Moliere Awards), presented by Joshua Beaumont and Original Theatre, is a razor-sharp exploration of art, love and friendship that will stay with you long after the curtain falls.

A seemingly simple purchase of contemporary art – an all-white painting – ignites a hilarious debate amongst three close friends. What begins as a light-hearted discussion about art quickly descends into a riotous exploration of the blurred lines between art and reality.

The Autumn 2024 tour will visit Lighthouse Poole (29-31 Aug), Theatre Royal Bath (3-7 Sept), Norwich Theatre Royal (10-14 Sept), Mercury Theatre Colchester (17-21 Sept), Malvern Theatres (24-28 Sept),Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne (30 Sept-5 Oct), Nottingham Theatre Royal (7-12 Oct), Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (15-19 Oct) and Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (22-26 Oct), with additional dates to be announced.

The Creative Team is Director Iqbal Khan, Set and Lighting Designer Ciaran Bagnall, Composer and Sound Designer Max Pappenheim, Associate Director Olivia Millar-Ross, Production Manager Brian Watson, Costume Supervisor Nancy Surman and Props Supervisor Katie Balmforth.

For tour information and venue booking links, visit: http://www.artthecomedy.co.uk

LISTINGS:

ART

Theatre Royal Nottingham

Monday 7 to Saturday 12 October 2024

£19 to £43 plus discounts for Members*, Under 26s, and Groups

www.trch.co.uk Box Office 0115 989 5555

Age Guidance 12+

*Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham Membership scheme offers benefits including ticket discounts and exclusive pre-sales. For more information, please visit www.trch.co.uk/membership

WEB & SOCIALS

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