Discussion with Hideki Noda and Randy Gener on THE BEE at Japan Society

Discussion with Hideki Noda and Randy Gener on THE BEE at Japan Society

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http://www.japansociety.org/event/tokyo-metropolitan-theatre-soho-theatre-lon...

Acclaimed Japanese playwright, theatre director and actor, Hideki Noda talks with Randy Gener of American Theatre magazine about his upcoming work at Japan Society, THE BEE, January 5 - 15, 2012.

Manga comic-strip-like frenzy turns into a thought-provoking nightmare in Hideki Noda's THE BEE, co-written by Hideki Noda and Colin Teevan and inspired by a story by Yasutaka Tsutsui. This gripping production, which excited London's discerning theater community when it premiered at the Soho Theatre in 2006, tells the tale of an ordinary Japanese salaryman who turns savage after returning home to discover that his wife and son have been taken hostage. Conceived by Japan's celebrated playwright/director Hideki Noda, THE BEE draws "links between comedy and pain, beauty and cruelty" (Financial Times). Within a minimalist set and an eerily beautiful soundtrack, the cast, composed of four members including the director himself and Olivier award-winning actress Kathryn Hunter, seamlessly shift between characters. THE BEE won the Asahi Performing Arts Award Grand Prix and the Yomiuri Theater awards Grand Prize for best play.

http://www.japansociety.org/event/tokyo-metropolitan-theatre-soho-theatre-lon...

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