The Hogarth PlaysThe Hogarth Plays catch one of England's most celebrated artists at two crucial points in his career: once at the beginning, and once at the end. In The Art of Success the events of ten tumultuous years are compressed into a single night, as newlywed William Hogarth makes his way through eighteenth century London's high society and its debauched underworld. The play was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford