2001/2002 Season Schedule of Plays

2001/2002 season schedule (September 2001 through June 2002) of New National Theatre Tokyo drama production was announced on Tuesday, 31 October 2000. 9 plays will be held during the said season. The details of each play are as follows. You will surely enjoy our varieties of future production.

September 2001
Stages by theatrical groups invited from overseas vol.1
Théâtre du Soleil: Tambours sur la Digue Playhouse
Written by Hélène Cixous
Translated by Ryukou Saeki
Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine
Music by Jean-Jacques Lemêtre

October
-November 2001
COPENHAGEN The Pit
Written by Michael Frayn
Translated by Daisaku Hirakawa
Directed by Hitoshi Uyama

December 2001
The Beauty and Beast The Pit
Written by Anna Ogino
Directed by Keiko Miyata

Series of Chekhov / The Work of Soul
Series of Performances at the Pit vol.2
January 2002
The Seagull The Pit
Written by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Yushi Odashima
(Based on the English translation by Michael Frayn)
Directed by Nozomi Makino
February
-March 2002
the Sneeze The Pit
Written by Anton Chekhov
Libretto by Michael Frayn
Translated by Yushi Odashima
Directed by Kazuo Kumakura
April 2002
The story of Tyzenbax expelled from "Three Sisters" The Pit
Written and directed by Ryo Iwamatsu
May 2002
Uncle Vanya The Pit
Written by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Michiko Ono
Directed by Tamiya Kuriyama
June
-July 2002
The Cherry Orchard The Pit
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Tamiya Kuriyama

June 2002
Joint Performance of Japan and South Korea
City of Light (tentative title)		 The Pit
Written by Oriza Hirata / Park Pyong mok (now negotiating)
Directed by Lee Pyong hun / Oriza Hirata


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