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KOTSU-KOTSU Project -Development- (Reading performance)

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KOTSU-KOTSU Project -Development- (Reading performance)

SCHEDULE

  • Wed, 13 March 2019, 19:30
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  • Thu, 14 March 2019, 19:30
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  • Fri, 15 March 2019, 19:30
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  • Sat, 16 March 2019, 13:00
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  • Sat, 16 March 2019, 15:30
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  • Sat, 16 March 2019, 18:00
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  • Sun, 17 March 2019, 13:00
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  • Sun, 17 March 2019, 15:30
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  • Sun, 17 March 2019, 18:00
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2018/2019 SEASON

Only performed in Japanese
THE PIT

13 Mar - 17 Mar, 2019 ( 9 Performances )

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3/13, 3/16 13:00, 3/17 18:00:
"Richard III" Directed NISHI Satoshi

3/14, 3/16 15:30, 3/17 13:00:
"Bubbling and Boiling" Directed NISHIZAWA Eiji

3/15, 3/16 18:00, 3/17 15:30:
"A Spanish Play" Directed OSAWA Yu

Running time is to be announced

DETAILS

This project develops works throughout an entire year, with Artistic Director's intention of "providing space and time for creators to experiment with what could not be achieved in the usual rehearsal period of one month: create, discard everything and create again."
This season, we will present a Reading Performance as the first step in this sequence. This will be followed by regular sessions, with a "kotsu-kotsu" or "step-by-step" long-term goal in mind, involving ongoing dialogue and communication between creators, Artistic Director and the theatre staff to further polish the work before finally presenting the piece as part of the progamme. The aim is to develop the work unimpeded by time constraints or pressure of the opening and to allow creators to share and explore their concerns thus enabling greater comprehension of the work.
Three up-and-coming directors who are supportive of the idea will be working on this project.

CREATIVE TEAM & CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

"A Spanish Play"
Written by: Yasmina REZA
Directed by: OSAWA Yu

"Richard III"
Written by: William SHAKESPEARE
Directed by: NISHI Satoshi

"Bubbling and Boiling"
Written by: BETSUYAKU Minoru
Directed by: NISHIZAWA Eiji

CAST

"A Spanish Play"
HARUKAZE Hitomi
TSUKAMOTO Yukio
SAITO Naoki
MIYA Naoko
NAKAMURA Miki

"Richard III"
OKAZAKI Satsuki
KAWASUMI Toko
CHO Yonho
NOGUCHI Syunsuke
HAYASHIDA Kohei
MIHARA Genya
MURAOKA Tetsuji

"Bubbling and Boiling"
RYU Noboru
NAKAHARA Michiyo
SANO Youichi
ASANO Reiko

  • CREATIVE TEAM
  • CAST
  • OSAWA Yu
    Directed by
    OSAWA Yu

    "A Spanish Play"

    NISHI Satoshi
    Directed by
    NISHI Satoshi

    "Richard III"

    NISHIZAWA Eiji
    Directed by
    NISHIZAWA Eiji

    "Bubbling and Boiling"

  • HARUKAZE Hitomi
    HARUKAZE Hitomi

    "A Spanish Play"

    TSUKAMOTO Yukio
    TSUKAMOTO Yukio

    "A Spanish Play"

    SAITO Naoki
    SAITO Naoki

    "A Spanish Play"

    MIYA Naoko
    MIYA Naoko

    "A Spanish Play"

    NAKAMURA Miki
    NAKAMURA Miki

    "A Spanish Play"

    OKAZAKI Satsuki
    OKAZAKI Satsuki

    "Richard III"

    KAWASUMI Toko
    KAWASUMI Toko

    "Richard III"

    CHO Yonho
    CHO Yonho

    "Richard III"

    NOGUCHI Syunsuke
    NOGUCHI Syunsuke

    "Richard III"

    HAYASHIDA Kohei
    HAYASHIDA Kohei

    "Richard III"

    MIHARA Genya
    MIHARA Genya

    "Richard III"

    MURAOKA Tetsuji
    MURAOKA Tetsuji

    "Richard III"

    RYU Noboru
    RYU Noboru

    "Bubbling and Boiling"

    NAKAHARA Michiyo
    NAKAHARA Michiyo

    "Bubbling and Boiling"

    SANO Youichi
    SANO Youichi

    "Bubbling and Boiling"

    ASANO Reiko
    ASANO Reiko

    "Bubbling and Boiling"

TICKETS

Booking Opens: Sat, 19 Jan 2019, 10:00am

*Booking Z seats (Day tickets) 1,620 yen
Z seats are available at the Box Office from 10:00 am on the day of the performance.
One ticket per person. Telephone bookings are not accepted.

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Under 15s discounts are available online. Other types of discount tickets are not available online. Please inquire at the Box Office or by telephone.

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