Richard III
- 2012/2013 Season
- Performed in Japanese
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(Only Japanese version available) - PLAYHOUSE
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October, 2012
Some of Shakespeare's earliest plays are those of the Henry VI trilogy. The NNTT staged this monumental work - which runs nine hours in total - in our Playhouse theatre in November 2009. The production was praised for its deep substance and grand scale. The NNTT's Henry VI took the theatre world by storm, and memories of the triumph are still fresh in our minds.
The sequel, Richard III, is a popular work in its own right and is frequently staged on its own. It has also been produced numerous times here in Japan. Many of the world's greatest actors have taken their turns in various roles. Shakespeare originally conceived of Richard III as the sequel to Henry VI; most of the characters are the same and its storyline picks up where the other left off. Now, the cast from Henry VI will reunite and reprise their original roles in Richard III.
This has only been done a handful of times even in the UK, and it will be the first such attempt in Japan. The intricate web of ties connecting the various parties vying for the crown that is depicted in Henry VI becomes even more tangled in Richard III, which should make the theatre experience that much richer for the audience.
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