Kean: Schauspiel in fünf Akten nach Alexandre Dumas

In a lavish 19th‑century drawing‑room, a parade of aristocrats, servants and curious onlookers bustle about, each vying for a glimpse of the day’s most whispered name. A messenger bearing a fan from the Prince of Wales ignites a cascade of conversation, while the house’s intendant wrestles with the arrival of a mysterious figure—Kean, the celebrated actor whose reputation for brilliance and scandal precedes him. The dialogue crackles with wit, flirtation, and the tension of a society that both adores and fears the power of the stage.

Through rapid exchanges, the play sketches a world where fame collides with aristocratic propriety, and where a single performance can sway fortunes and hearts alike. Listeners are drawn into the intoxicating atmosphere of a London salon, feeling the anticipation of a theater crowd and the whispered rumors that follow a man who lives as dramatically offstage as he does on it.