A witty two-hander staging a rivalry between a painter and an actor at the height of their fame.
The play centers on an imagined encounter between painter William Hogarth and actor David Garrick, two dominant figures of eighteenth-century English culture. Set against their shared history and professional rivalry, the drama stages a sharp exchange in which questions of artistic legacy, ego, and creative power come to the fore. As Garrick champions the supremacy of the stage, Hogarth counters with his own artistic strategy, exposing the tensions beneath their friendship.
The production premieres at Tabard Theatre and is written by Gareth Armstrong, known for his solo and two-hander plays exploring historical figures. The characters draw on the lives of William Hogarth, a defining visual artist of his era, and David Garrick, whose innovations reshaped English acting and theatre practice.
