A Kyogen Falstaff: The Braggart Samurai

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Event A Kyogen Falstaff: The Braggart Samurai
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 1994
First Date 17 March 1994
Opening Date 17 March 1994
Last Date 17 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Dating back to the 15th Century, Kyogen is classical Japanese farce. Stylised, witty and wonderfully expressive, it becomes a perfect vehicle for exploring one of the Bard's most amusing characters. Shakespeare's Falstaff was a rotund rebel, constantly shirking the obligations of his station and falling foul of life in his fondness for the bottle. Yet he possessed a certain dignity and a deep sense of honour. Swapping his favourite drink, Sack, for Sake is just the beginning of his translation into the Samurai Suke-emon Horata, which means (roughly) 'big-bellied drunkard, lecher, braggart and
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Classical
Comedy
Farce
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Yukio Ishida Actor Omatsu (Mistress Ford)
Mannosuke Nomura Actor Yakbei (Ford)
Mansuku Nomura Actor Suke-emon Horato (Falstaff)
Takeshi Nomura Actor Taro Kaja (Bardolph)
Shichisaku Ogawa Actor Otake (Mistress Page)
Haruo Tsukizaki Actor Jiro Kaja (Pistol)
Ryosaku Nomura Assistant Stage Manager Koken (stage assistant)
Mansaku Nomura Director
Takayuki Isso Musician Fue (flute)
Hitoshi Sakuraoi Musician Taiko (drum)
William Shakespeare Playwright
Yasunari Takahashi
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Japan
Further Information Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogized in a fourth.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme AT: MS Papers 9250-58
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154972