Following on from "Marjorie Prime", this is the sixth in our series of of presenting Japan Premiere of Western plays ta the NNTT. This time, we present "1984", an outstanding work nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2014.
Based on the George ORWELL novel "1984" written in 1948, this ambitious work is a dramatization exploring the significance of the "Principles of Newspeak" appended to the novel. The play transports us into the world of the novel based sometime after 2050, which is when the appendix is posited here to have been written, and presents things from the viewpoint of those living in that time, analysing post-nuclear-war 1984 society, when everyone was monitored and controlled.
The play is directed by OGAWA Eriko, who directed "OPUS" and "Constellations" and was appointed Artistic Consultant of Drama at the New National Theatre Tokyo in September 2016.
Staff
Original George ORWELL
Adapted Robert ICKE and Duncan MACMILLAN
Translated HIRAKAWA Daisaku 1
Directed OGAWA Eriko 2
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Cast
INOUE Yoshio 3
TOMOSAKA Rie 4
MORISHITA Yoshiyuki 5
MIYAJI Masako 6
YAMAGUCHI Shogo 7
KAMINO Naotaka 8
TAKESHI Taro 9
SOGABE Hiroshi 10
AONUMA Kurumi 11
SHIMOZAWA Mirei 12
HONDA Arisu 13
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Schedule
April 2018
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14:00*
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13:00 17:30
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13:00 17:30
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May 2018
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14:00
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13:00 17:30
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13:00 17:30
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14:00
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14:00** 19:00
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13:00 17:30
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* Not for General Sales. Only Z seats (Day Tickets) available. (18th April 14:00) ** Not for General Sales. Only Z seats (Day Tickets) available. (10th May 14:00)
Booking Opens
Sunday, 18th February 2018, 10:00 am (GMT+9:00)
Tickets
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¥6,480
¥3,240
Tax included
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10:00 - 18:00
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