NINAGAWA Macbeth

「從未見過一齣作品絕美如蜷川幸雄的《馬克白》。」
英國《衛報》
已故日本戲劇巨擘蜷川幸雄匠心之作
櫻花樹下的血色罪疚 獨特美學重現莎劇經典
《蜷川馬克白》改編自莎士比亞四大悲劇《馬克白》，劇作將背景設定為16世紀末的日本安土桃山時期，原著的蘇格蘭戰士搖身一變成為日本武士，勃南樹林轉化為櫻花樹林。劇中仿照日本佛壇的巨大佈景、漫天櫻花的淒美場景等日式風格，將蜷川幸雄完美地融合東西方戲劇傳統的駕馭能力表露無遺。作品自1980年東京首演後多次在海外巡演，於2015年以巨星雲集的班底重新製作，由著名演員市村正親與《阿信的故事》女主角田中裕子分別飾演野心勃勃的馬克白及馬克白夫人。
Described by The Guardian as “achingly beautiful” and “a thing of wonder,” this tour de force transposes Shakespeare’s tragic play about a power-hungry general to the war-torn world of 16th century Azuchi-Momoyama Japan, turning Scottish warriors into katana-wielding samurai, and the highland woods into a mesmerising cherry blossom forest.
Moving through breath-taking stage sets rich in symbolism, NINAGAWA Macbeth stays true to the original text while lending it the titan’s trademark blend of eastern and western styles, emphasised by a huge butsudan (Buddhist altar), witches in kabuki-style costumes, and the haunting sounds of temple gongs, Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and Samuel Butler’s Adagio for Strings.
The first of Ninagawa’s Shakespearean interpretations to be staged overseas, the 1985 international premiere of NINAGAWA Macbeth at the Edinburgh Festival put him in the pantheon of global theatre greats.
In 2015, it was revived in celebration of Ninagawa’s 80th birthday. Marking the first anniversary of his passing, this special tour of NINAGAWA Macbeth is led by a stellar cast featuring eminent actors Masachika Ichimura and Yuko Tanaka.