LOST VILLAGE

THE PIT

*Seat Z(¥1,500): Sold at the NNTT Box Office and some Ticket Pia outlets on the performance date. One ticket per person. No phone reservations.
*Same day student tickets (50% off, except Seat Z): Sold at the NNTT Box Office and some Ticket Pia outlets on the performance date. One ticket per person. No phone reservations. Students must bring a valid student ID.

A borderless, universal multilingual drama from Asia!
In 2002 and 2005, the New National Theatre, Tokyo presented a joint Japanese-Korean production, Across the River in May, which won a number of theatrical awards in both countries and high critical praise (including the 2002 Asahi Performing Arts Award Grand Prix). Building on this experience and accomplishment, we are offering the world another Asian international collaboration through the network of theatre professionals in Japan and China.The two playwrights/directors collaborating on this production are the exceptional team of Hirata Oriza from Japan and Li Liuyi from China. With the acclaim won by Across the River in May, Hirata Oriza is a leading figure in the Japanese theatre world. Li Liuyi is the No. 1 star today in Chinese contemporary theatre and greatly trusted by Hirata as well. The play is co-produced by the National Theatre Company of China—the finest national theatre company in China—and the New National Theatre, Tokyo. Actors and actresses from both nations were selected for the cast. After performances at the Hong Kong Arts Festival and in Beijing in early spring, the play opens at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in May. The play depicts the stir caused by the discovery of ancient relics in a remote village in China and the encounter between the Chinese and Japanese people who flock there because of the discovery. Focusing on the question of what history means to us, the play depicts in a comical and dynamic way relations between Japan and China today. We are sure you will enjoy this borderless drama created though the interplay of the languages and cultures of the Japanese and Chinese performers.