| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesongprogram BIT Teatergarasjen høst 2005 | 2005 | Download |
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida was a theatre production by Japanese Theatre du Sygne, based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Hisao Takase and Masanori Takahashi directed it.
The production was performed as a visiting performance at BIT Teatergarasjen the autumn of 2005.
The play builds on the ancient Greek legend about Troy and the Trojan War. In a grandiose Japanese full format about 20 actors entered the stage to bring some of the great characters and legends of the ancient times alive.
Information
(Objekt ID 6347)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 29, 2005 |
| Produced by | |
| Based on | Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subtitles | English |
| Keywords | Theatre |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
Shakespeare's narrative Troilus and Cressida is one of the most philosophical works of the 17th century. It is a study of human values, virtues and desires, focused on its central event: the war between the Greeks and the Trojans over the abduction of the beautiful, legendary Helen.
The audience meets agitated warlords in Ulysses and Thersites, a war-wary Achilles and intrigues of love and jealousy.
Synopsis: For 10 years, the Greek army has been encamped outside the walls of Troy. The war is at a deadlock. In particular, Achilles is sulking and refuses to fight. In Troy, prince Troilus tells Pandarus that he is in love with Cressida (daughter of the Trojan Calchas who has deserted to the Greeks) and that the love is reciprocated.
The Trojan prince Hector challenges any Greek to single combat, and the Greek commanders fix it for Ajax to win, in an attempt to make Achilles jealous and provoke him back to battle. The Greeks tell the Trojans that they will lift the siege if the Trojans hand over the Greek princess Helen, whose elopement with Paris of Troy began the war. Hector and Cassandra urge acceptance, but Paris and Troilus insist that the war continue.
Calchas asks Agamemnon to bring his daughter Cressida to the Greek camp, exchanging her for the captured Trojan Antenor. Diamedes performs the exchange, and Cressida is welcomed into the Greek camp. Ajax now accepts Hector's challenge, but Hector stops to fight because he discovers that they are distantly related. To Achilles' fury, the Greeks fete Ajax as a hero.
Ulysses brings Troilus where he can eavesdrop on Cressida flirting with Diamedes, and Troilus vows to kill him. The fighting becomes general, and Hector kills Achilles' friend Patroclus. This finally brings Achilles back into the battle, and he and his soldiers surround Hector and kill him.
Troilus takes news to Troy that the war is continuing as hopelessly as before and that Achilles has tied Hector's corpse to his horse's tale and is dragging it through the dust. The play ends in the same chaos and disillusion as when it started.
Sources:
BIT Teatergarasjen, autumn program 2005. 14.09.2010 www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -archive
Theatre du Sygne 2005, performance program, BIT Teatergarasjen
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Kazuko Matsuoka | – Translation |
| Masanori Takahashi | – Direction |
| HIsao Takase | – Direction |
| Taiko Matsumoto | – Music |
| Kei Wada | – Music |
| Ryoko Hatanaka | – Visual design |
| Nobutaka Kotake | – Visual design |
| Mitsuho Kurumada | – Visual design |
| Taiko Matsumoto | – Sound design |
| Kei Wada | – Sound design |
| Chie Nonaka | – Lighting design |
| Ryuichi Okino | – Lighting design |
| Noboru Akiba | – Actor (Nestor) |
| Noboru Akiba | – Actor (Pram ) |
| Mayumi Haibara | – Actor (Cassandra) |
| Hirokazu Hayashi | – Actor (Aeneas) |
| Hirokazu Hayashi | – Actor (Ajax) |
| Kouji Hosogai | – Actor (Diomedes) |
| Hideaki Miura | – Actor (Meneraus) |
| Hideaki Miura | – Actor (Patroclus) |
| Seiya Nakano | – Actor (Pandarus) |
| Goki Ogawa | – Actor (Troilus) |
| Atsuko Ogawa | – Actor (Cressida) |
| Haruo Sekiguchi | – Actor (Calchas) |
| Haruo Sekiguchi | – Actor (Hector) |
| Hideomi Shima | – Actor (Ulysses) |
| Mitsutaka Tachikawa | – Actor (Theresites) |
| Shigehiro Tanaka | – Actor (Agamemnon) |
| Yasuhiro Wakita | – Actor (Paris) |
| Yasuhiro Wakita | – Actor (Achilles) |
| Lunko Yamamoto | – Actor (Andromache) |
| Junko Yamamoto | – Actor (Helen) |
| Shin Ito | – Technical director |
| Kiyonaga Matsushita | – Technical director |
| Kikuo Yamazaki | – Producer |
| Seiya Tamura | – Administration |
| October 1, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| September 30, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen | Show |
| September 29, 2005 – BIT Teatergarasjen | National premiere, Norway |