a philosophical monkey
Business Overview
4 people gathered at a clinical trial hospital to participate in a clinical trial in which 200,000 yen was paid for medication and 7 days of hospitalization. They were inexplicably called by animal names during the trial. An insidious part-time rat, a righteous student named Norainu, a rabbit who calls himself a stay-at-home dad, and a professional clinical investigator named Butabacco. But something is wrong with this clinical trial. There is no radio signal and the entrance is locked. On the first night, a dead monkey was found in a trash can .......
[Writer/Director] Dai Uchidoi
[Performers] Tocchiki Tocchiki (Gakudan), Yuki Kawase (Odorai Ie no Mahotsukai), Moriya (16 Night Base), Sosuke Ryu (Gekidan Jiyuken), Yo Kashima, Yurina (Gekidan Karuta)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, June 14, 2025 to Sunday, June 15
- Venues
- Kita-Ikebukuro Shinseikan Theater (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
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Started in 2024, this is a theater company without actors. Its director, Dai Uchidoi, has nominated "Yamada is looking for a job." for the 20 AAF Drama Awards Finalist, and for the 2023 Kanagawa Short Play Awards Finalist. He has performed "Split the Bill," which depicts the conflict between people who come to understand each other, "Believable Sunday," a story about a religious group disguised as a theater company, and "Philosophical Monkey," a suspense fantasy set in a clinical trial.