"ART" CAST CHANGE 28th JAN 02

"ART" CAST CHANGE 28th JAN 02

Nigel Havers, Roger Lloyd Pack and Barry Foster will return to star as 'Serge', 'Yvan' and 'Marc', in Art at the Whitehall Theatre from 28th Jan 02 for three weeks to 16th Feb 02.

All three actors are well known for their extensive theatre work, but are probably best known to the general public for their film and television roles, which include Barry Foster in "Van Der Valk", Nigel Havers in "Chariots of Fire" and "Dangerfield" and Roger Lloyd Pack as Trigger' in "Only Fools and Horses" and "The Vicar of Dibley".

The current cast Leigh Lawson, Simon Shpherd, Philip Franks will have there final performance on 26th Jan 02 at the Whitehall. They will then commence a National tour of the production.

Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, opened in London at Wyndham's Theatre on 15th Oct 1996 starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott, and won both the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Laurence Olivier Award for 'Best Comedy'.

Art is the play with the most Olivier Award nominations ever, having received five in 1997, and the New York production won both the Tony Award and the New York Critics Award for 'Best Play'.

The play is directed by Matthew Warchus. It is designed by Mark Thompson and produced by David Pugh Limited and Sean Connery.