Yasmina Reza

Art by Yasmina Reza is a captivating exploration of friendship and the subjective nature of art. Serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. Yvan attempts, unsuccessfully, to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. The question...

The first collection of Yasmina Reza's international hit plays. Reza's award-winning comedy Art is collected here with three more of her plays, all translated with elegance and elan by Christopher Hampton. This volume, which begins a series of her work, includes Art, Life x 3, Conversations after a Burial and The Unexpected Man.

What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? God of Carnage explores the concept that boys will be boys, but the adults...