About This Clip
Puck (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Puck is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged in 1992 by the Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe with performances at the Takarazuka Grand Theater, 7/3 – 8/18 and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, 11/2 -11/27. The show was directed by Koike Shuuichirou.
Credits
Based On: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Author/Director: Koike Shuuichirou
Composer: Yoshizaki Kenji, Kai Masato, Matsutouya Yumi
Choreographer: Shou Sumire, Maeda Kiyomi
Cast
| Role | Cast | Shinjin Kouen Cast | |
| Puck | Suzukaze Mayo | Maori Yuki | |
| Hermia (Grandaughter of Greyville, a girl who believes in fairies) | Asano Kayo | Kazahana Mai (Grand Theater) Natsuno Saki (Tokyo) |
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| Sir Edward Greyville (current head of the Greyville family) | Natori Rei | Mayama Haru | |
| Matthew (Helene’s father) | Aoi Miya | Koshi Haruki | |
| Martin (loanshark) | Asahi Mari | ||
| Maria (Greyville family nurse) | Rika Masumi | ||
| Rachael (Sir Greyville’s daughter, Helene’s mother) | Maiki Aya | Mihara Shiho | |
| Abraham (Daniel’s bodyguard) | Sachikaze Irene | ||
| Quince (in Bobby’s band) | Oomine Mayu | ||
| Barry (Greyville family butler) | Namine Michiru (Grand Theater) ? (Tokyo) |
Taka Yuuki | |
| Lionel (son of a noble family, in love with Hermia) | Wakao Risa | Juri Sakiho | |
| Daniel (son of a hotel king, in love with Hermia) | Kuze Seika | Naruse Kouki | |
| Titania (queen of the fairies) | Hane Chisato | Asabuki Minami | |
| Mustard Seed (fairy) | Natsukawa Yura | ||
| Benjamin (Daniel’s bodyguard) | Kouki Subaru | ||
| Oberon (king of the fairies) | Maori Yuki | Yoshizuki Eri | |
| Snout (in Bobby’s band) | Mayama Haru | ||
| Poppy Seed (fairy) | Mihara Shiho | ||
| Bobby (protector of the forest, boy, wants to be a rock singer) | Amami Yuuki | Shiokaze Kou | |
| Tracy (Maria and Barry’s daughter, in Bobby’s band) | Asabuki Minami | ||
| Helen (Hermia’s cousin, in love with Daniel) | Shiokaze Kou, alternate: Ayaki Nao | Ayaki Nao | |
| Caird (teacher) | Yoshizuki Eri | ||
| Dew Grass (fairy) | Kazahana Mai | ||
Synopsis
As the show opens, it’s Midsummer’s Eve at a boy’s school somewhere in Britain. We meet the old man, Edward, who owns the building and the grounds around it, as well as his two granddaughters Helen and Hermia. It’s time for the annual concert on the Stone Stage, which the school holds every year. The boys all gather to sing a chorus, lead by their teacher Caird. Suddenly, the concert is interrupted by a bunch of local boys, hooligans dressed up as cowboys and Indians. The parents and students head inside the school to continue the concert. [Full summary]
Additional information about Puck can be found at TakaWiki.com.
For more information about Takarazuka Revue, visit Wikipedia.
Puck (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Related Productions
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ninagawa, Yukio; 1996)
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Yang, Jung-Ung; 2006)
- Midsummer Night’s Dream (Miwa, Elica; 2006)
- Puck de una noche de verano (Díaz, Marcelo; 1995)
- Sen noci svatojánské (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) (Trnka, Jiří; 1959)
