The Art of Success is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear, centered on the life of William Hogarth.[1] It premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986, with Michael Kitchen playing Hogarth and Niamh Cusack playing his wife, Jane.[2] It premiered to an American audience at the Manhattan Theatre Club in December 1989, with Tim Curry playing Hogarth and Mary-Louise Parker playing Jane.[3] Both productions were directed by Adrian Noble.[4][3]