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Adrian Noble’s major revival of Jean-Paul Sartre’s 1954 play, Kean, will open at the Apollo Theatre in May following a short regional tour.
Based on a play by Alexandre Dumas written shortly after Kean’s death, the new production will star Antony Sher as Edmund Kean, widely regarded as the greatest classical actor of the 19th century.
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 tragi-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-bloodied experience for anyone who loves Shakespeare, the theatre and great adventure.
Cast includes Antony Sher, Joanne Pearce, Alex Avery, Jane Murphy, Robert East and Sam Kelly.
Running Time
2 hours 20 minutes
Address
The Apollo Theatre
31 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 7EZ
Travel
Nearest Underground: Piccadilly Circus
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross
Bus Routes: 1, 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 55, 176
Access
Wheelchair access to the auditorium is through double doors to the left of the upper circle entrance on Shaftesbury Avenue, where a wheelchair lift will take you down to the stalls. Please report to the Theatre Manager on arrival.
Transfer seating is available into any aisle seat and a maximum of 2 wheelchairs per performance can park at either end of row M in the stalls. Each wheelchair user must be accompanied by a helper.
A Sennheiser infra-red system with headsets is available for those with hearing difficulties. A deposit is required.
Guide dogs are allowed into the auditorium and staff are also available to dog sit during the performance.
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