International Theatre Company London's 32^nd Japan Tour in 2009

By William Shakespeare

Directed and Edited by Paul Stebbings & Phil Smith
Original score composed or arranged by John Kenny

"What’s In A Name?
That Which We Call A Rose
By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet:"

Produced by Ashley Associates Ltd.   www.ashleyassociates.jp
Supported by British Council, ALC Press, Inc., The Shakespeare Company Japan
Official website: www.stageplay.jp

==> International Acclaim (PDF: 10kb)
==> Programme (PDF: 56kb)
        - DIRECTOR'S NOTES
        - Music and poetry in the 1590's
        - ROMEO & JULIET as a sonnet
        - A note on Shakespeare and Commedia dell'arte
        - Historical settings and Shakespeare
        - Shakespeare's theatre and TNT's cycle of his plays
        - TNT theatre
        - "Tragedy with a smile on its lips"

C a s t :

Dan Wilder
as Romeo Montague

Rachel Lynes
as Juliet Capulet

Richard Clodfelter
as Father Capulet

Natalia Campbell
as Nurse

Richard Croughan
as Mercutio

Richard Ede
as Friar Laurence

International Acclaim

"The acting was so natural that one could almost feel the action were improvised.
Credit then to the director, Paul Stebbings, who managed to prove that true love exists at least
in the world of theatre. And fortunate for us that world class theatre comes to our stage,
which the audience acknowledged with a standing ovation."

MUNSTERISCHE EITUNG
==> Click here the whole text (PDF: 10kb)

Ticket Information (Public Performance):

Advance group tickets for 20 or more at 2,200 yen per seat only via Ashley Associates

Tickets on sale at "Ticket PIA"
(Details: refer to Japanese page)

Available at Ashley Associates Ltd.
TEL: 03-5469-2869 (9:00 am - 6:00 pm)
Deadline for purchasing the tickets: May 8th, 2009

TOKYO
SEIRYO KAIKAN
Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) <Subtitled in Japanese>
5 minutes from Akasaka Mitsuke, Nagata-cho, Kokkai Gijido-mae on the Tokyo Metro
TEL: 03-3581-5650
www.seiryokai.org/

- Advance Adult tickets: 5,000 yen
- Advance Student tickets: 2,500 yen
- Tickets on the day of performance: 5,500 yen regardless of the status
- P-code: 394-306

SENDAI
SENDAI IZUMITY 21 (small Hall)
Thursday, May 21, 6:30 pm (doors open at 5:45 pm) <Subtitled in Japanese>
15 minutes on the metro from JR Sendai Station, towards the direction of Izumi-Chuo, Exit at "Izumi Chuo, North 3"
TEL: 022-375-3101
http://www.bunka.city.sendai.jp/izumity21/index.html

- Advance Adult tickets: 3,500 yen
- Advance Student tickets: 2,500 yen
- Tickets on the day of performance: 4,000 yen regardless of the status
- P-code: 394-309

KYOTO
KYOTO KYOIKU BUNKA CENTER
Monday, June 1, 6:30 pm (doors open at 5:45 pm) <Subtitled in Japanese>
3 minutes from Keihan Marutamachi Station
TEL: 075-771-4221
www2.odn.ne.jp/kyobun

- Advance Adult tickets: 5,000 yen
- Advance Student tickets: 2,500 yen
- Tickets on the day of performance: 5,500 yen regardless of the status
- P-code: 394-310

University Performances: (open to the public)

(Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance opening time)

• Waseda University
  Mon May 18, 4:40 pm
  (Okuma Auditorium) Free Admission
  E-mail: icc@list.waseda.jp Hosted by: International Community Center
  
  
• Gakushuin Women's College
  Wed May 20, 6:30 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  (Yawaragi-hall) Student: ¥1,000 / General: ¥2,500
  *Booking (by e-mail: gakujostage2009@yahoo.co.jp) should be done by 16 May.
  
  
• Morioka University
  Fri May 22, 6:00 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  (Morioka Theater) General: ¥2,000 / Student: ¥500
  TEL: 019-688-5555
  Email: h-ogami@morioka-u.ac.jp
  
  
• Kansai Gaidai University
  Mon May 25, 6:00 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Tanimoto Memorial Hall (Nakamiya Campus) Free Admission
  Enquiries: telephone 072-805-2801 (The Intercultural Research Institute)
  E-mail: iri@kansaigaidai.ac.jp
  [From May 1, The Secretarial Office]
  
  
• Kobe Women's University
  Tue May 26, 6:00 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Kobe Women's University (The University Gymnasium) Free Admission
  TEL: 078-737-2320
  E-mail: fujiyo@suma.kobe-wu.ac.jp
  Contact: April 13rd - May 22th （Mon.-Fri: 10：00 am - 4：00 pm）
  
  
• Osaka Shoin Women's University
  Wed May 27, 2:45 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Osaka Shoin University (Shoin Gakuen Kaikan) Free Admission
  TEL: 06-6723-8316
  http://www.osaka-shoin.ac.jp/univ/
  
  
• Kwassui Women's College
  Thu May 28, 6:20 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  (Higashiyamate Campus, Main Chapel) General: ¥1,000 / Student: ¥500
  TEL: 095-822-4107（Kwassui Women's College）
  Hosted by Kwassui Women's College, Faculty of Arts, & Kwassui Public
  Lecture Series
  http://www.kwassui.ac.jp  E-mail: romeo@kwassui.ac.jp
  
  
• Seinan Gakuin University
  Fri May 29, 6:15 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  (Seinan Gakuin University Chapel)
  University student: ¥1,500 / Highschool student: ¥1,000
  General (University staff, citizens): ¥2,000
  Sponsored by   Seinan Gakuin University
  Cosponsored by Bungakubu、Eibungakka Department,
  Supported by The Fukuoka Japan-British Society
  Nishinihon TV Company
  Nishinihon Newspaper Publishing Com. 
  http://www.seinan-gu.ac.jp E-mail: gen@seinan-gu.ac.jp
  
  
• Kyoto Sangyo University
  Sun May 31, 4:30 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Kyoto Sangyo University (Koyama Hall) Free Admission
  TEL: 075-705-1461 (Mon.-Fri.: 9：00-16：00)
  E-mail (Contact in English): agillis@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp
  
  
• Hiroshima Jogakuin University
  Tue Jun 02, 6:00 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Hiroshima Jogakuin University (Auditorium) Free Admission
  TEL: 082-228-0386
  http://www.hju.ac.jp/~eng-dept
  
  
• Shujitsu University
  Wed Jun 03, 3:30 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Shujitsu University (Building R601)
  TEL: 086-271-8121
  
  
• Tokyo Woman's Christian University
  Thu Jun 04, 5:00 pm
  Tokyo Woman's Christian University (University Auditorium)
  General: ¥1,000
  http://office.twcu.ac.jp/event/drama09.html
  
  
• Kanto Gakuin School Corporation
  Fri Jun 05, 6:00 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Kanazawa Kokaido
  General: ¥1,000 / Student: Free Admission
  TEL: 045-786-7179
  
  
• Meisei University
  Sat Jun 06, 3:30 pm <Subtitled in Japanese>
  Meisei University (Meisei University Hino School Shakespeare Hall)
  Free Admission
  Application form: http://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/ (by May 29 Fri.)
  

COMING PERFORMANCE

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Directed by Paul Stebbings
2 weeks from October 26th in 2009
Produced by Ashley Associates Ltd.

International Theatre Company London

Executive Committee in Japan
Represented by: Ashley Associates Ltd.
Michiyo Watanabe, Producer
8F Minami Aoyama First Bld.,
7-8-1 Minami Aoyama,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062

• Discount tickets
  Tickets costing 2,200 yen each for groups of 20 or more are available from Ashley Associates Ltd.
  Please contact Ms. Watanabe via fax or email, mentioning name, address, venues/dates, remittance date and number of tickets required.
  (The deadline is May 8th).
• Tickets will be sent upon confirmation of the remittance.
• Mizuho Bank Meguro Branch, Ordinary Deposit 1957285
  Ashley Associates Ltd.
• No Reserved Seating
• Performance duration: 150 minutes