Tragedian Trilogy: 21st Birthday

Tragedian Trilogy: 21st Birthday

Bastard. Drunk. Actor. Genius.

“A tour de force”
Alan Ayckbourn

“A Must”
Steven Berkoff

“Superb”
The Irish Independent

On the 26th of January 1814 Edmund Kean stepped on stage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and changed British Theatre forever. But he was no overnight success. He was a grieving, drunken, megalomaniac. He was poetry in motion.

His career formed the blueprint for every hell raiser since: enormous wealth, public scandal and a self-destructive streak. Kean wowed audiences and upset the establishment on both sides of the Atlantic, and his career has continued to attract followers ever since. From Gielgud, to Olivier to Berkoff.

Prodigal Theatre’s multi-award winning The Tragedian Trilogy details The Rise to Fame, The Fall to Infamy and The Decline to Legend of the first trans-Atlantic superstar; arguably the first modern celebrity. The plays have performed to full houses and delighted audiences across 11 countries.

This performance is being filmed. Audiences will appear in the film. The film is for documentation, not for broadcast, though edits may appear online and be used in reportage.

Credits:
Written & Performed by Alister O’Loughlin
Direction & Dramaturgy by Miranda Henderson
Lighting Design by Chris Umney
Costume Design by Peter Farley
The box by Andrew Feest
Supported by Arts Council England