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First Look: Hogarth’s Progress The Taste of The Town

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September 28, 2018
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First Look Hogarth's Progress The Taste of The Town

First Look Hogarth's Progress The Taste of The Town

Hogarth’s Progress is a riotous double-bill of comedies by BAFTA Award winner Nick Dear, following one of Britain’s most celebrated artists on two monumental pub crawls. The plays explore the extraordinary lives of William and Jane Hogarth at a time when culture escaped from the grasp of the powerful into the hands of the many.

The Olivier Award nominated comedy The Art of Success, in its first major revival, compresses the newlywed William’s rise to fame into a dizzying and hilarious night out through 18th century London’s high society and debauched underworld.

A world première, The Taste of the Town catches up with the Hogarths in Chiswick some 30 years later. Now hugely successful, William and Jane are still at odds with the world and with each other. Facing public ridicule for what he considers his finest painting, William sets out to confront his fiercest critic, but there’s always time for one more pint on the way.

       

The plays run in rep as part of Rose Theatre Kingston’s 10th anniversary season until Sunday 21 October. Each play can be seen as a single performance or enjoyed together, either over different days or as a thrilling all-day theatrical experience.

Ruby Bentall, Emma Cunniffe, Susannah Harker & Sylvestra Le Touzel in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Ruby Bentall, Emma Cunniffe, Susannah Harker & Sylvestra Le Touzel in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Keith Allen, Ben Deery & Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Keith Allen, Ben Deery & Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Keith Allen and Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan (2)
Keith Allen and Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan (2)
Jasmine Jones and Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Jasmine Jones and Mark Umbers in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Ian Hallard and Emma Cunniffe in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Ian Hallard and Emma Cunniffe in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Sylvestra Le Touzel and Keith Allen in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan
Sylvestra Le Touzel and Keith Allen in Taste of the Town_RoseTheatre_CREDIT Manuel Harlan

 

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