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ARTS EVENTS
Compiled by Yoko Yanagimoto | yoko @ custom-media. com
To apply for free tickets, please send us an email with your name, address and telephone number by 31 May: yoko @ custom-media. com Winners will be picked at random.
UNTIL 28 MAY
My Fair Lady Based on George Bernard Shaw’ s Pygmalion, the story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who is given speech lessons by phoneticist Professor Henry Higgins. This year marks the 50th anniversary since the Japanese premiere of the hit musical. The performers will include Hiromu Kiriya and Sei Matobu, former top stars of the Takarazuka Revue, the all-female musical theatre troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture.
Nissay Theatre 1-1-1 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
Adults from ¥ 4,000 03-3503-3111
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UNTIL 31 MAY
The Angels’ Share Directed by Ken Loach, this Scottish comedy-drama tells the story of a young Glaswegian father who narrowly avoids receiving a prison sentence. He is determined to turn over a new leaf and, when he and his friends visit a whisky distillery, a route to a new life manifests itself. The title of the film refers to the 2 % of the content that evaporates while whisky matures in the cask.
Ginza Theatre Cinema Ginza Theatre Building 5F 1-11-2 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 03-3535-6000
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1 JUNE
Big Beach Festival’ 13 Norman Cook, also known as Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, musician and record producer. His first Big Beach Boutique was held in 2001 in his hometown of Brighton, and attracted more than 250,000 people. In 2009, he first brought the festival to Japan, where it has drawn crowds of over 20,000 each year. Many British artists will perform, including Basement Jaxx and Erol Alkan.
Makuhari Kaihin Park 2-116 Hibino Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-0022 11am – 8:30pm( doors open at 10am)
Adults from ¥ 10,500 03-6447-0852 www. bigbeach-fes. com / 13en /
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