The Playboys 20th anniversary performance comprising two 60-minute plays with different performers, plots and endings.
Written and directed by: Zenyu Yoshio
CAST
Hirofumi Suzuki, Naoki Inukai, Kazuaki Murata, Kanako Inaba, Fumi Kumano / Yukari Obikane, Machiko Machida, Momoko Sunata, Kazuya Hotokefuchi, Onaka☆Suitaro
Dates: Sunday, February 2 – Sunday, February 9, 2025
Venue: Theater 711 (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
Accessibility support: (select dates only) subtitling tablet rental, script rental (paper copy or tablet), sign-language interpreting available at reception
All performances: script rental (paper copies), written communication at reception
Accessible performance dates: Friday 7 February – Saturday 8 February, 2025
【The Playboys】
Launched by leader Yoshio Hori (now Zenyu Yoshio) in 2005 while he was a student at J. F. Oberlin University. Initially, the company’s focus was an all-male cast, in comedies about pathetic characters trying their best. In 2015, the group temporarily disbanded after what it called its final performance. Since the group’s revival in 2019, women have also featured in the cast, and the group has offered heavily sci-fi-accented stage entertainment focusing on the interplay of emotions brought to light when people have a mysterious encounter. Leader Zenyu writes and directs all works, and the company concentrates on the production of performances on an irregular basis.
The Playboys
e-mail: info@the-playboys.com