"Shakespeare: The Sky Filled With Eternal Words"
Written and directed by Hirokazu Ikuta Dynamic Show"HOT EYES!!"
Written and directed by Daisuke Fujii On sale from: November 28, 2015, at 10:00 AM(JST) - Price SS Seat : 12,500 / S Seat : 8,800 / A Seat : 5,500 / B Seat : 3,500
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"Shakespeare: The Sky Filled With Eternal Words"
It's the late 16th century. This is an era when people have been forced to live in close quarters with death after an outbreak of the plague. In London, stage plays that make people forget about their daily lives are gaining in popularity, and so the residents flock to theatres day after day. One of the new productions is "Romeo and Juliet." The person who wrote the script is William Shakespeare, a new and still unknown playwright. Even so, he and his wife Anne are quite convinced that very soon all of London will know William's name. While watching the love stories played out on the stage, they reminisce about something from six years ago. It so happens that "Romeo and Juliet" is also a story of William and his wife.
Stratford-Upon Avon lies northwest of London. When he helped his father with his work, William used to spend each day writing poems and dreaming of becoming a playwright. One day, he is in the forest working on a poem when he encounters a woman. Her name is Anne Hathaway, and she is hiding in the forest to escape from her family that is trying to betroth her to a wealthy man. Anne is interested in William's poetry. She takes his parchment away from him and reads it aloud. William is startled, and he tries to take it back. Yet he is quickly captivated by her mystery. The fragments of words that have been filling his head take form, and he starts to weave his phrases together one by one. William's pen races along the paper as if moved by a wizard. Without a doubt, she is the goddess in his word. Sensing that meeting Anne was his destiny, William confides his love through his words. Anne is also taken with William, who can render the world around her into words. She embraces his thoughts and feelings, yet a wall stands in front of them. William is sentenced to permanent exile after causing disturbance in the city. The couple are caught in a bind, with no expectation of being allowed to marry. However, one person is able to extend a helping hand. George Carey is a London nobleman who is working on a plan to establish a theatrical company for the Queen, who happens to love the stage. He proposes that William join as one of its playwrights. William, seeing this as a chance to fulfill his dream, has no hesitation. His mind is definitely made up. On condition he must go to London alone, William holds a wedding with Anne with George's permission, and he heads off to the city alone after telling her he will be sure to come back for her.
William sees success in London, just as he had promised. He summons Anne and his son from his hometown, and the three settle down to a new life. The playwright is acclaimed not just by the people of London but by Queen Elizabeth I. William's confidence grows. However, one of his lines that has the power to move people's minds will become intricately entwined with the thoughts and feelings of the aristocrats who are concerned with making their own lives successful - and will eventually cause turmoil even to the lives of him and Anne.
"HOT EYES!!"
The straight and focused eyes of Manato Asaka. This performance combines elegance and dynamism, and is based on a theme of various images drawn from glitter and passion reflected in those eyes. Please enjoy this glamorous and passionate show that freely brings out the charm of the Cosmos Troupe headed by Manato Asaka.
"Shakespeare: The Sky Filled With Eternal Words"
William Shakespeare:
Manato Asaka
Anne Hathaway:
Rion Misaki
George Carey:
Suzuho Makaze
Elisabeth I:
Richard Burbage (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Kurama Sao
Henry Carey, Lord of Hundson (George's father):
Tsukasa Kotobuki
Mary Shakespeare (Shakespeare's mother):
Henry Condell (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Chitose Junya
Matriarch:
Mai Kanon
Robert Cecil (courtier of Elisabeth):
Mion Tenrei
Thomas Pope (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Sayato Sumiki
Lady-in-waiting:
Akina Ayase
William Cecil (courtier of Elisabeth):
John Shakespeare (Shakespeare's father):
Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton:
Hikaru Aizuki
Ben Johnson:
Ayato Hoshibuki
Lady-in-waiting:
Risa Seoto
Lady-in-waiting:
Moa Aishiro
Will Kempe (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Riku Sorahane
Lady-in-waiting:
Kanari Yuino
James Burbage (Richard's father):
Kakeru Fuma
Edmund Tilney (courtier of Elisabeth):
Haruka Mitsuki
Lady-in-waiting:
Airi Hanasaki
Lady-in-waiting:
Rei Sakurane
Baptisto Bassano (court composer)/Lucy's servant:
Rio Hoshizuki
Lady-in-waiting:
Maria Aisaki
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex:
Henry Brooke (courtier of Elisabeth):
Jun Mirei
Lady-in-waiting:
Mari Ayaka
Lady-in-waiting:
Maya Suzuka
Bess (George's wife):
Urara Reimi
Lady-in-waiting:
Ryoko Mamiya
John Heming (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Sora Kazuki
Hamnet Shakespeare (Shakespeare's son):
Rara Haruha
Robert Armin (actor of the Lord Chamberlain's Men):
Emilia (Baptisto's daughter):
Madoka Hoshikaze
