Yasmina Reza's award-winning comedy "Art" is collected here with three more of her sharp witty and sexy plays, all translated with elegance and elan by Christopher Hampton. Art Serge has bought a modern painting for a huge sum of money. Mark hates it and cannot believe that a friend of his could pos[...]

Simon Weinberg is dead. And, on a November morning, six people gather at his funeral - brothers and a sister, lovers and in-laws. Mourning allows them a special privilege and, for a few hours, they are isolated in another world under a lingering sun, in the shadow of the deceased. Written by the win[...]

"Happy are the loved ones and the lovers and those who can do without love. Happy are the happy." --Jorge Luis Borges
This citation of Borges resonates with every character in Yasmina Reza's novel, except that they are never so lucky. In fact, what happens to them is the exact opposite of what t[...]

Der neueste Coup des "Theaterstars" (FAZ): Zwei Ehepaare setzen sich zusammen, um die Schlägerei zwischen ihren beiden halbwüchsigen Söhnen zu regeln. Sie wollen das freundschaftlich und im gegenseitigen Einvernehmen tun; es kommt jedoch zum genauen Gegenteil: man lässt am Schluss alle M[...]