New York, 1984. Fifty-six-year-old Andy Warhol’s star is falling. Jean-Michel Basquiat is the new wonder-kid taking the art world by storm. When Basquiat agrees to collaborate with Warhol on a new exhibition, it soon becomes the talk of the city.
The Collaboration
Written by Anthony McCarten
Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Young Vic, London
Until Sat 2 Apr
★★★★
“exceptional central performances”
The Times
★★★★
“a perfect pairing”
Daily Mail
★★★★
“innately captivating”
Daily Telegraph
★★★★
“brings fireworks”
Evening Standard

“Painters are like boxers; both smear their blood on the canvas.”
As everyone awaits the ‘greatest exhibition in the history of modern art’, the two artists embark on a shared journey, both artistic and deeply personal, that re-draws both their worlds.
Paul Bettany (The Avengers, Wandavision) is the iconic Warhol and Jeremy Pope (Hollywood, Choir Boy, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations) plays the magnetic Basquiat in the world premiere of Anthony McCarten’s thrilling new drama, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah.


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