Edmund Kean - Theatrical Works

Theatrical Works

Several theatrical works have been based on Kean's life:

  • Kean, a drama by Alexandre Dumas, père, 1836
  • Kean, a comedy by Jean-Paul Sartre, 1953 (produced 1954 with Pierre Brasseur, revived London 2007 starring Antony Sher)
  • Kean, a Broadway musical by Peter Stone, Robert Wright, and George Forrest, 1961
  • Kean IV, a tragicomedy by Grigoriy Gorin, 1991

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