Details

Drawn loosely from life, Kean is a pretender of the highest order, as Sartre described him, 'the actor who never ceased acting.' His private life is a public performance, a tragic-comedy about a man with an insatiable appetite for romantic adventure, an ego as big as a stage and an inability to rescue himself from jeopardy. This cross-century collaboration is an unmissable portrait, redolent with greasepaint and overflowing with the life of the theatre. Sartre's play is a passionate, sexy, funny, full-blooded experience for anyone who loves Shakespeare, the theatre and great adventure.

Cast/Performers

Antony Sher, Sam Kelly, Joanne Pearce, Robert East, Jane Murphy, Barry McCarthy, Gemma Paige, Hanna Steen, Brendan Hooper, Oliver Beamish, Jeremy Hancock, Dodger Phillips, Alex Avery

Creatives/Company

Author: Sartre
Producer(s): Thelma Holt, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Translation: Frank Hauser
Director: Adrian Noble
Design: Mark Thompson
Lighting: Oliver Fenwick
Sound: John Leonard