Q : A Night At The Kabuki has its beginnings in the original “Romeo and Juliet” story set in 14th century Verona Italy. In that story, despite their two families being sworn enemies, Romeo, the only son of the Montague family and Juliet, the only daughter of the Capulet family, falls in love and secretly ties the knot. In order to be together against all odds, Juliet fakes her death by taking a drug that will put her into a deathlike coma. Having not been informed properly, Romeo believes Juliet has actually died and drinks real poison in front of the Capulet crypt where Juliet lies. Juliet then awakens and, discovering that Romeo is dead, stabs herself with his dagger and joins him in death.

But…, what if Romeo and Juliet, the two young star-crossed lovers, were actually alive?

In fact, two “Romeos” and two “Juliets” will appear in “Q” telling both the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet with the story of Romeo and Juliet that lived on.

In the past, writer, director Noda has pushed the boundaries of theatre by attempting fearless remixes on classics such as Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” and Ango Sakaguchi’s “In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom” and “Yonaga-hime to Mimio (Princess Long Night and Ear Man)”. With “Q” he has taken that same approach even further. The story is so unpredictable; it might come as a shock to even William Shakespeare himself.

The casting of Takako Matsu, Takaya Kamikawa, Suzu Hirose, Jun Shison as the “four” Romeos and Juliets is a dream team of a cast that nobody thought would be possible to bring together. The play will also feature Satoshi Hashimoto, Kazushige Komatsu, Kayo Ise, Aki Hano, Naoto Takenaka, and Hideki Noda himself. A total of 10 thespians from different generations and career paths will come together.

2019.10.08 Tue. -10.15 Tue.
2019.11.09 Sat. -12.11 Wed.

*11.23 Sat., 11.27 Wed., 11.30 Sat., 12.4 Wed. / all 19:00
English subtitle (tablet) service for foreign audience.

Playhouse

Hideki Noda

QUEEN

Takako Matsu, Takaya Kamikawa,
Suzu Hirose, Jun Shison,
Satoshi Hashimoto, Kazushige Komatsu, Kayo Ise, Aki Hano,
Naoto Takenaka, and Hideki Noda
And other 18 actors.

◆“Stage guidance session” for visually-impaired person.

◇“Portable subtitle machine” for hearing-impaired person is provided.

(reservation required)

【notice】10.12 Sat, 14:00 start and 19:00 start: performance cancelled due to Typhoon

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