The NNTT's 2014/2015 season sees the start of the series, "Drama for Two─The Power of Dialogue" in which three young stage directors each direct a highly appraised modern drama for two actors.
The first is The Breath of Life by English playwright David HARE. It opened in London in 2002 starring Maggie SMITH as Madeleine and Judi DENCH as Frances. The two great actresses'joint performance gained such a reputation that it broke the West End record for number of performances of a straight play.
The Breath of Life is about a wife and her husband's mistress, who confront each other with opposing takes on life. In a drama bursting with affirmation, both eventually start out anew. All eyes are on HOURAI Ryuta, a playwright as well as stage director, and how he presents this work.
After the Tokyo performances, further performances are planned at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center and other venues.
Staff
written by David HARE 1
Translated by TOKIZAWA Mayuko 2
Directed by HORAI Ryuta 3
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Cast
WAKAMURA Mayumi 4
KUZE Seika 5
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Schedule
October 2014
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
7:00 PM
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7:00 PM
10
2:00 PM
11
1:00 PM
12
1:00 PM
13
1:00 PM
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15
2:00 PM
16
2:00 PM
17
7:00 PM
18
1:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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1:00 PM 6:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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31
Booking Opens
Sunday, 3rd August 2014
Tickets
A
B
¥5,400
¥3,240
Tax included
The New National Theatre, Tokyo Box Office:+81-3-5352-9999
Discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone. (+81-(0)3-5352-9999 10:00am - 6:00pm)
Booking Z seats (1,620 yen)
Z seats are available at the Box Office from 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance. One ticket is available per person. Telephone bookings are not accepted.
