Kean (play)

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Kean, ou Désordre et génie[1] is an 1836 play by the French writer Alexandre Dumas.

It is based on the life of the British stage actor Edmund Kean.

It premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés with Frédérick Lemaître in the title role.

Jean-Paul Sartre made his own version of play in 1954.

Adaptation[edit]

It has been adapted into films several times including[2]

A 1961 stage musical Kean was also based on the work.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kean". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). 1868-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ Goble p.138

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.