The Play "YOSHITSUNE ECCENTRIC"

It's a great honor for Khaju to invite this Theatre Akatsuki in March. They will perform an original play at Khaju. Please book your seat!

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YOSHITSUNE　ECCENTRIC

【Date】

　◆Sunday March 14
　　①14:00〜 　②17:30〜 　(70 min. / No intermission)

【The performers】

　◆Theatre Akatsuki

【Ticket Price】*All regular seats

　◆Adults：1,500 yen　／　Khaju members：1,400 yen

　◆Junior/High School students：1,000 yen

　◆Age 12 and under：500 yen

　

【CAST and STAFF】

　◆Original drama written, directed and performed by Masahide Ishikura

　◆Cast：　
　Hiroaki “Kamui” Wakabayashi/Hiroyasu Noda/

　　Tetsuya Hayashi/Sayaka Kita

　◆Music：　Haruo Kondo (ancient musical instruments, bagpipe）

　◆Art and Costume：　Tomoe

　◆Properties：　Shogo Otsu

　◆Lighting：　Nana Ishizu

　Yoshitsune, who angered Yoritomo disguised himself as a wandering monk and went　to　Hiraizumi in Ooshu almost losing his life. He is taken under the wing of Fujiwara no Hidehira who reigns in Ooshu like the sun. Yoshitsune enjoys some peaceful days, but unfortuntely, Hidehira dies

Hidehira’s son Yasuhira who takes over after his father’s death hears from someone that his younger brother Tadahira has joined forces with Yoshitsune in a coup d’é tat against him . So Yasuhira kills Tadahira.

　Yoshitsune deeply morns Tadahira but strangely, gets an invitation for hunting from Yasuhira...

　What happened to the brave tragic military leader Yoshitsune just before his death?
In this romantic historical drama, past, present, and future fuse together in an eccentric circle.

【Profile of Theatre Akatsuki】

Began performances in 1996. Based in Kamakura, Theatre Akatsuki has made creative dramas without borders performed in unique venues with actors from different backgrounds.

Theatre Akatsuki has performed:

“Sosuke: The Cuckold Hisband”（Fukagawa Mini Theatre，1996）

“Dojyo-ji”（ART GROUND Euros，2000）

“AKOGI”（Zamza Asagaya，2003）

“Bianchi／Saint Georgius”（Yufuin: Enya Gallery／Shinjuku SST，2006）

“Dictionary English 1・2”（Kamakura: Ishizu English School，2008／2009）