National Noh Theatre Showcase
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Friday, January 16
TIME: 7:00 p.m. -8:45 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
[Showcase performance visitors only]
*Noh Masks Workshop (in the Nohgakudo lobby) 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
[For inquiries about the workshop]
Planning and Production Division, National Noh Theatre
TEL: 03-3423-1331 (Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
*Pre-Performance Talk starts at 6:30 p.m.
*Title and Main performer
Kyogen: SHIMIZU (A Demon for Better Working Conditions) / Miyake Chikanari (Izumi school)
Noh: EBIRA (the Quiver) / Yamai Tsunao (Komparu school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs.
*Admission (Including Tax)
-Front-stage seat 3,500 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,000 yen (Students 2,100 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 2,500 yen (Students 1,800 yen)
*Tickets for students and persons with disabilities are available online. Purchases with other discounts are not accepted. Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.
Seating Plan
*Reservation (Telephone / Internet):
Available from: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 10
*Tickets may be purchased at the National Noh Theatre box office and ticket vending machines from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only on National Noh Theatre performance days. (Ticket sales start the day after telephone and internet reservations begin.)
*We do not hold tickets separately for over-the-counter purchases.
*National Theatre Ticket Centre (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
[Tel.] 0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000 (for some IP phones)
Ordered to go and draw water for tea, Tarokaja, who couldn’t be bothered, decides to lie and say that an oni (ogre) had appeared.
During the war between the Genji and Heike clans, the warrior Kajiwara no Genda Kagesue put a branch of plum blossoms in his arrow quiver. The play depicts the battle exploits of the dashing young Kagesue, under the blooming plum trees of early spring in Ikuta Forest.
