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The_Seagull
Chekhov: Series - The Work of the Soul vol.1
The Seagull
THE PIT

<STAFF>
Based on the novel by : Anton Chekhov English Translation by : Michael Frayn
Japanese Translation by : Odashima Yushi Directed by : Makino Nozomi
Set designer : Horio Yukio Lightning Designer : Nakagawa Ryuichi
Costume Designer : Sandaiji Shihomi Sound Designer : Douoka Toshihiro
Hairstyling and Make-up : Hayashi Yuko Assistant Director : Toyoda Megumi
Stage Manager : Shibuya Toshihisa Artistic Director : Kuriyama Tamiya
Presented by : New National Theatre, Tokyo

<CAST>
Tanaka Misato Kitamura Yukiya Tsuruta Shinobu Sakamoto Akira
Shiota Tomoko Hong Insoon Okuda Tastuji Nabeki Yoshio
Yamano Fubito Masuoka Toru Mita Kazuyo

<PERFORMANCES>
Janurary
2002
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2002
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Doors will open 45 minutes before the start of each performance.
Entries and exits will be restricted due to the nature of its staging.

<ADVANCE TICKETS>
Available from Friday, 23 November, 2001 at 10:00 am.
To order tickets, please call +81-3-5352-9999 (10:00am-6:00pm).
Internet ticket reservation available through the following Websites.(Japanese only)
http://t.pia.co.jp/
http://eee.eplus.co.jp/

<TICKET PRICES>
Type Seat A Seat B
Price ¥5,250 ¥3,150

<Discount Set Tickets>
Discount Set Tickets (Seat A) for Chekhov's this whole series (5 performances) are available at ¥24,900 (The Regular price is ¥27,300) from Friday, 23 November, 2001. Please call +81-3-5352-9999 at the Box Office (10:00am- 6:00pm), or call +81-3-5237-9888 at the Ticket Pia.

The_Seagull
Like a Seagull, I still come to this place - allured to the lake.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) created his own unique dramatic world in which he depicted the delicate feelings of human beings and his work continues to exert a strong influence on contemporary drama. In its "Series/Chekhov: The Work of the Soul", the New National Theatre, Tokyo will approach Chekov's plays which continue to fascinate audiences today from various angles and explore their potential from new perspectives. The NNTT will present The Seagull, the monumental work that dramatically opened the way for Chekhov as a dramatist, as the first in this Series.
The Seagull was written when Chekhov was 35 years old. It reflects his view of life and art, and it is well known as a play that incorporates many of his own experiences in its episodes.
The setting is the area around a placid lake in Russia. Nina, who is the daughter of a wealthy landowner and wants to become an actress, appears in a performance of a play written by her lover, Treplieff, who seeks innovation in art and aspires to be a writer. Gathered around the stage are such characters as the actress Arkadina, Treplieff's mother. Also among them is Trigorin, Arkadina's lover, whom Nina becomes acquainted with. Soon Nina begins to fall in love with Trigorin, a popular writer, and goes after him to Moscow. And a period of two years passes ...
The NNTT's forthcoming production will use the translation by Odashima Yushi of the English version of The Seagull by Michael Frayn, the British playwright famed for his play Copenhagen, which won various awards in Western theatrical circles. Dialogue with penetratingly beautiful words will go straight to the hearts of the audience. The stage director will be Makino Nozomi, who has an established reputation for his ability to give profound and refreshing theatrical representation to stories. Attention has been focused on how the play will be staged and how best to combine Makino's young and fresh sensibilities with Chekhov's famous work. Expectations are mounting as a cast of talented actors and actresses capable of portraying the various lives of the characters has been brought together.
The Seagull will brilliantly adorn the opening of the NNTT's 2002 season, adding a new page to its performance history.


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