Photographed by Shinji Hosono

From July to August 2015, Setagaya Public Theater will present Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida as a joint production with Bungakuza and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center.This work, whose main characters are men and women who are tossed about in war, is tragic, but also contains many comedic, comedy, and satirical elements, making it the most difficult to classify among Shakespeare's works. It is a work that is said to be.For this reason, it is known as a work that is rarely performed not only in Japan but also around the world.
This time, the one-of-a-kind production will be directed by Hitoshi Uyama of Bungakuza, one of Japan's leading directors who has worked on many of Shakespeare's works. At the 2010 Yomiuri Theater Awards Grand Prize, Best Film and Best Director Award, and Arts Award for the 22 Yomiuri Theater Awards at the same time as Troilus and Cressida. Uyama, who won the Science Minister's Prize, will once again take on the challenge of a Shakespeare masterpiece.Playing the leading role Troilus is Kenji Urai, who just won the XNUMXnd Yomiuri Theater Award for Best Actor this year.She also starred in the above-mentioned "Henry VI", and won the Kinokuniya Theater Award for Individual Award and the Yomiuri Theater Award for Haruko Sugimura.The golden combination of Shakespeare, Hitoshi Uyama and Kenji Urai will mark a new page in the history of Shakespeare performances in Japan.
In addition, we will welcome a gorgeous cast such as Sonim, Kenichi Okamoto, Toru Watanabe, Eisaku Yoshida, and Toru Emori.
Because it is a "controversial work" with few performances among Shakespeare's plays, it will be a work that evokes fresh emotions and shocks that cannot be experienced in other works.

In front of this collapse as far as the eye can see
The total devaluation of Troilus and Cressida.Love, faith, honor, peace, happiness, all good things are easily shattered here.
But in this life and in this world, there are ups and downs.So the question is at what point do you close the curtain?If the curtain ends at the peak of floating, it will be a comedy, and if the play ends at the bottom, it will be a tragedy.That's it, maybe.So even in the face of this astonishing scorched earth, I do not flinch.Overnight, everything will undoubtedly transform into the energy of reconstruction.
But aren't we looking away from this collapse?Aren't we trying to cover up that it's our own calamity?The seeds of the battle between good and evil are already within us.The seed sometimes manifests as evil through chemical changes with the outside world, and at other times it purifies that evil.Such a chain of self-purification and self-poisoning is the natural cycle of the relationship between humans and this world.And I think that this constant upward and downward movement is actually a fundamental "good thing" that transcends good and evil.
The important thing is not to settle so easily when it comes to the conflict between ideals and reality.Rather, maximizing the expression of the contradictions and feuds helps to reproduce a better world.If we thoroughly examine the wreckage of various values ​​that have completely collapsed, and reproduce the drama of the collapse energy in detail, there is no doubt that a tremendous energy of creation will paradoxically arise.Hitoshi Uyama

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★ Post-talk performers decided ★
The performers of the post-talk to be held after the performance on Monday, July 7th have been decided.
Cast: Hitoshi Uyama/Kenji Urai/Sonin/Kenichi Okamoto/Eisaku Yoshida/Tomohiko Imai/Eiji Yokota
Admission is limited to those who have a ticket for the post-talk event.
It will start shortly after the performance ends.
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[Requests to theatergoers]
In this performance, the space in the front row of the audience or the audience aisle may become the acting area due to production reasons.Passengers seated in the front row or aisle seats are asked to place their baggage under their seats or on their laps.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Request to customers in the front row]
If you arrive late for the performance, we may not be able to guide you to the front row immediately due to production reasons.We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation in arriving as early as possible.
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★Auxiliary seats now on sale★
On June 6th (Sunday) from 7:10 am, the auxiliary seats & S closeout seats are on sale at the Setagaya Public Theater Ticket Center.Detail isplease use this form.から
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Shakespeare's play "Troilus and Cressida" finally opens with thunderous applause!
The stage equipment of this work sticks out and connects with the audience seats, and the characters move around between the audience seats and talk to us, the audience.Furthermore, the sound of percussion instruments that color the entire story is closely related to the dazzling scenes, sometimes amplifying the heartbeat of lovers, and sometimes inspiring generals who go to the battlefield, enveloping the stage and the audience and increasing the presence many times. Raise.
The era of the Trojan War BC, the era of Shakespeare more than 400 years ago, and the modern era are vividly highlighted, making it an exciting entertainment work that allows you to fully enjoy the real thrill of Shakespeare's plays.Please don't miss it.

★ First day comment ★
After finishing the first day performance, we talked about the current state of mind.

Hitoshi Uyama
As it is called a "problem play", there are many highlights, and it is a work that can be received as both a love story and a grotesque comedy. Thank you.When contradictory things collide, the play will bounce, and I think it will continue to improve from now on, so I would like everyone to see it.

Kenji Urai
All of the cast trusted Uyama-san's direction and practiced every day.Both the actors and the staff are uplifted that the teamwork that has been united has reached the audience as a message, and the response that was more than expected was returned like a catch ball.In order to be able to give presents that are sure to satisfy our customers, I want to complete the final performance without missing any members.

Sonim
Under the direction of Mr. Uyama, we are transmitting the message of this work as a company, but I felt that the "color" of this work is ultimately determined by how the audience perceives it on that day. rice field.I've never felt that way more than with this piece.I would like to start from scratch with the feeling of welcoming the first day every day, face the customers of the day, and create this work.

Kenichi Okamoto
I've been practicing with all my heart and soul, so I'm happy to have a good reaction from the audience.Each and every character can be the main character in this work, and I think that each customer decides what is the core of the work.I also felt that the fact that there is no end to this work is similar to life.I think that each time I watch it, the part that touches my heartstrings will be different, so I'm really looking forward to the end of the season.

Toru Watanabe
For some time now, my seniors at Bungakuza have said that the audience is the final director, but I feel that the final energy has been injected into the performance on the first day.Once again, I realize the fun of the work.I think it's the ideal form of theater where the audience enjoys it from the bottom of their hearts and something remains at the end.Thank you very much for your good work and good customers.

Tomohiko Imai
There are not many plays where the audience reacts as much as this time, betraying our expectations.I was impressed by how well you understood the parts that I would have overlooked if I had just read the text.Mr. Uyama is a director who reminds the actors of the importance of pursuing what is contained in each line.In the course of directing, he told us that we have to go that far, especially in a complicated work like this one.

Yokota Eiji
I felt that "practice will not betray you".I am proud of the fact that I was able to train tenaciously under Mr. Uyama's direction, and on the first day, even though the accumulation was still small, I think it paid off.Now I finally understand the meaning of Bungakuza's traditional teaching of "Leave your mark on the stage," when playing the daring character Achilles.From now on, I want to make it even better by multiplying it with other roles.

Eisaku Yoshida
I think that Mr. Uyama picked up a message that is still relevant today from among the works of Shakespeare that are somewhat difficult to understand.The stage art, lighting, and music were extremely powerful, and they created a variety of situations.I think that the success of this first day is nothing less than the victory of the overall production.

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★Theatrical Review★
July 7 (Mon) Mainichi Newspaper Evening Edition
June 7 (Thursday) Asahi Shimbun evening edition
7 month 22 Date (water)　The Japan Times culture: stage
July 7 (Wednesday) Yomiuri Shimbun evening edition

★ Performance report ★
Thursday, July 7 Ticket Pia　performance report　"Kenji Urai enthusiastically plays the role of the prince in 'Troilus and Cressida'"

★Stage photos and first day comments posted★
7/21　Entertainment stage
7/21　Theater guide
7th February (Friday)　Theatrical kick
7th February (Friday)　Entre　
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Information about the stage briefing for the visually impairedplease use this form.から
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Prior to the performance, the Asahi Culture Center will hold a lecture on the world of Troilus and Cressida.Detail isplease use this form.から
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◇ About stand flowers and dressing room flowers
Due to the lobby and dressing room space, we are sorry to say that we do not allow any "stand flowers or dressing room flowers".

◇Waiting for entry and exit <Details have been changed>
This theater is a complex facility, and for safety management, it is prohibited to wait in the underground parking lot or at the parking lot entrance/exit.
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