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| − | + | ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' is a play by Raymund Fitzsimons ()[]. | |
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| + | ''The play is simply billed as '''[[Kean]]''' in some cases.'' | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The play is based on Fitzsimon's own biographical book ''[[Edmund Kean: Fire From Heaven]]'' (1976), the play offers a look at the life of the early 19th century actor Edmund Kean (1787-1833)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kean], and explores the mystery of talent - and its (sometimes flawed) human embodiment. | ||
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| + | First performed in August 1981 at the Harrogate Theatre, then in London with [[Ben Kingsley]] in the role of Kean. The production opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on 27 September, 1983. | ||
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| + | No evidence of a published text has been found so far. | ||
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| + | '''Interesting note''': | ||
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| + | According to the [[Wikipedia]] entry on Kean, there have been a number of plays about the actor over the years, all entitled '''''[[Kean]]''''', beginning with a drama by Alexandre Dumas, père, in 1836, and followed by a comedy by Jean-Paul Sartre (1953), a Broadway musical by Peter Stone, Robert Wright, and George Forrest (1961), a BBC Play of the Month (1978) and a tragicomedy by Grigoriy Gorin, (called ''[[Kean VI]]'', 1991). Interestingly enough, no mention is made of the Fitzsimons play ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' under discussion here, even though the 1983 TV version thereof '''is'''. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | The play was adapted for television and performed by Ben Kinsley in 1983, under the title ''[[Kean]]''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328016/]. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | + | 1985: Performed as ''[[Kean]]'', produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] (by arrangement with Duncan C. Weldon) and directed by [[Rex Garner]], with [[Michael Richard]] as "Kean". Designs by [[Jannie Swanepoel]], costumes by [[Noreen Sterling]], choreography by [[Jimmy Bell]]. It opened in the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] on 12 June for a run in Johannesburg, then moved to the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] for a Cape Town run. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| − | ''Edmund | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kean |
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| + | http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsF/fitzsimons-raymund.html | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328016/ | ||
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| + | [[Brian Barrow]] and [[Yvonne Williams-Short]] (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''. Cape Town: [[The Baxter Theatre]]. | ||
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| + | ''[[Edmund Kean]]'' theatre programme, [[Pieter Toerien]] 1985. | ||
| + | [[Kerneels Breytenbach]]. 1985. Richard verstom as "tragediant", ''[[Die Burger]]'', 10 Augustus, 1985. | ||
| − | Go to [[ | + | [[Fiona Chisholm]]. 1985. Richard has an oral Rolls-Royce, ''[[Cape Times]]'' (an undated press cutting, [[ESAT archive]]). |
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 9 January 2024
Edmund Kean is a play by Raymund Fitzsimons ()[].
The play is simply billed as Kean in some cases.
Contents
The original text
The play is based on Fitzsimon's own biographical book Edmund Kean: Fire From Heaven (1976), the play offers a look at the life of the early 19th century actor Edmund Kean (1787-1833)[1], and explores the mystery of talent - and its (sometimes flawed) human embodiment.
First performed in August 1981 at the Harrogate Theatre, then in London with Ben Kingsley in the role of Kean. The production opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on 27 September, 1983.
No evidence of a published text has been found so far.
Interesting note:
According to the Wikipedia entry on Kean, there have been a number of plays about the actor over the years, all entitled Kean, beginning with a drama by Alexandre Dumas, père, in 1836, and followed by a comedy by Jean-Paul Sartre (1953), a Broadway musical by Peter Stone, Robert Wright, and George Forrest (1961), a BBC Play of the Month (1978) and a tragicomedy by Grigoriy Gorin, (called Kean VI, 1991). Interestingly enough, no mention is made of the Fitzsimons play Edmund Kean under discussion here, even though the 1983 TV version thereof is.
Translations and adaptations
The play was adapted for television and performed by Ben Kinsley in 1983, under the title Kean[2].
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Performed as Kean, produced by Pieter Toerien (by arrangement with Duncan C. Weldon) and directed by Rex Garner, with Michael Richard as "Kean". Designs by Jannie Swanepoel, costumes by Noreen Sterling, choreography by Jimmy Bell. It opened in the Leonard Rayne Theatre on 12 June for a run in Johannesburg, then moved to the Baxter Studio for a Cape Town run.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Kean
http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsF/fitzsimons-raymund.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328016/
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987. Cape Town: The Baxter Theatre.
Edmund Kean theatre programme, Pieter Toerien 1985.
Kerneels Breytenbach. 1985. Richard verstom as "tragediant", Die Burger, 10 Augustus, 1985.
Fiona Chisholm. 1985. Richard has an oral Rolls-Royce, Cape Times (an undated press cutting, ESAT archive).
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
