Bosom buddies for the past 15 years, Serge, Marc and Yvan’s friendship is put to the test when Serge decides to pay a ridiculously high price for a modern painting – a white canvas with a few faint, white lines. Tension ensues when Marc calls the painting “a piece of white shit” and Serge decides to defend it stubbornly. Their differences in taste quickly degenerates into a relentless attack on each other’s failures in life. The absurdity of the situation escalates when Yvan, who is caught in the middle, vacillates between Serge and Marc as he tries to save the deteriorating friendship.
Hailed as her best-known comedic work, ART by French playwright Yasmina Reza is a woman’s keen observation of the complexities of friendship between men. This play has also won numerous awards in London and New York.
Creative Team
Producer: Mia Chee
Director: Nelson Chia
Playwright: Yasmina Reza
Translator: Gong Baorong
Set Designer: Wong Chee Wai
Lighting Designer: Lim Woan Wen
Music Composer and Sound Artist: Darren Ng
Production Team
Production Manager/Props Designer: Chan Lee
Stage Manager: Tennie Su
Assistant Stage Manager: Tan Xiang Yi
Costume Coordinator: Eclair Lim, Karen May
Surtitlist: Shang Dianjun
Director's Assistant/Crew: Cherilyn Woo, Thong Pei Qin
Graphics Designer: Ric Liu
Photography: The Pond Photography
Cast
Peter Sau
Liu Xiaoyi
Oliver Chong
(Source: Nine Years Theatre Programme)