SAITAMA ARTS THEATER

DRAMA

Japan-UK international co-production
The Home Online version [Online Workshop]

October 8, 2021 (Fri)
October 9, 2021 (Sat)
October 10, 2021 (Sun)

 

Performances begin at 11:00/14:00/16:00 each day <9 times in total>

TICKET INFO

ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC

September 18, 2021 (Sat)

SAITAMA ARTS FOUNDATION MEMBERS PRESALE

September 18, 2021 (Sat)

『The Home Online version』
A university dormitory in London is transformed into a fictional nursing home called〈The Home〉, where the audience stays for 48 hours as trial residents.『The Home』is an immersive theater piece by Olivier Award-winning writer Christopher Greene. The work premiered in the UK in 2019, and after this coronation, it has been reimagined as a Japanese-English co-production online. The Japanese version is written and directed by Naoki Sugawara (OiBokkeShi), a practitioner of「Theatre for the Aged」. In collaboration with Saitama Gold Theater, we will explore「aging」and「care」in the digital world.

 

 

Click here for a〈virtual tour of the facility〉 >> https://www.thedigitalhome.org/
*Open period: September 26 – December 31
※Open to the public (Link to external site)
※Recommended for PCs. An app version will be released soon as a recommended version for smartphones and tablets.

 

 

Online Workshop (Aozora Theater)
If you are interested in learning more about〈The Home〉or would like to think about aging and nursing care with〈The Home〉staff and residents, this online workshop is for you! Let’s connect with Zoom and participate in the theater workshop “Aozora Theater” to practice for aging.

SHOW INFO

Original idea and overall direction by

Christopher Green

Japanese version written, directed and performed by

Naoki Sugawara (OiBokkeShi)

Cast (Online Workshop)

Hikaru Abe, Shinnosuke Suzuki, Kei Sato, Yuji Takeda, Mitsuyo Obuchi, Tae Takizawa, Ritsuko Tamura, Keiko Hayashida, Hyakumoto Natsue, Masaski Kitazawa, Masatake Takei, Yoichi Toyama, (Saitama Gold Theater)

Outline of the event

An online workshop using the〈Zoom〉video conferencing system.

 

 

 

■October 8, 2021 (Fri)
 October 9, 2021 (Sat)
 October 10, 2021 (Sun)

 

Performances begin at 11:00/14:00/16:00 each day <9 times in total>.

 

*Connection starts 15 minutes before the start of each session.

 

■Venue: A place where each person can use Zoom
※The venue is not a theater.

 

■Capacity: 6 people per session

 

■Participating fee (tax included): 500 yen

 

■How to apply: Please apply from the following website (external site).
※Not available at SAF Ticket Center.

 

>>Pia Site
*Be sure to read the〈Notes〉below before applying.

Artist Profile

Christopher Green:

A playwright and director who has created a number of high-profile works using the technique of immersive theater. He is a unique figure in the British theatrical world with his experimental, social, political and entertaining style. His representative works include the Olivier Award-winning『C’est Duckie!』. In addition to commissioned productions for the National Theatre, the Barbican Centre, and other major theaters, companies and festivals in the UK, he has also written drama for BBC Radio 4, Tate Modern, and a variety of international projects.

 

 

Naoki Sugawara:

Playwright, director, actor, and caregiver. Organizer of「Theatre for the Aged」OiBokkeShi. He has been conducting「Theatre for the Aged」workshops all over Japan, using theatrical techniques for dementia care. He has been invited and performed many times in Japan and abroad, including “Yomichi ni hiha kurenai Urawa version” (2018/World Gold Festival) in collaboration with Saitama Gold Theater, and OiBokkeShi x Mie Prefecture Cultural Center “Enjoying Care” and “Aging Brightly” Art Project (2017-). He has received many awards, including the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (Art Promotion Division) in 2018 (69th). A fellow of the Saison Foundation.

Planning & Production

Saitama Arts Foundation

Presented by

The Japan Foundation, Saitama Arts Foundation

Co-production

The Japan Foundation, Albany Theater, Entelechy Arts, Inc., Christopher Green, Saitama Arts Foundation

For inquiries, please contact

SAF Ticket Center TEL.0570-064-939(10:00am – 7:00pm except on holidays)
Or Email: thehome@saf.or.jp

TICKET INFO

PRICES

Participating fee (tax included): 500 yen

ON SALE

ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC September 18, 2021 (Sat)
SAITAMA ARTS FOUNDATION MEMBERS PRESALE September 18, 2021 (Sat)

 

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