Play “Bangkok Notes” to open theatre festival
The Japan Foundation Bangkok and the Department of Dramatic Arts, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University present “Bangkok Notes”, with an original script written by and directed by Prof Oriza Hirata, an internationally acclaimed artist and scholar, as the curtain raiser for “Bangkok Theatre Festival 2017: Sharing Moments”.
This production is also part of the celebration of the 130th anniversary of Thailand and Japan’s diplomatic relations.
Adapted from Tokyo Notes, which was inspired by Yasujiro Ozu’s film “Tokyo Story”, the story of “Bangkok Notes” takes place in the lobby of an art museum in the near future in Bangkok. A major war is being waged in Europe and many paintings, including those by Vermeer, have been moved here. Thai family members, friends and lovers continue their fragmentary conversation on how to take care of their ageing parents, future careers, love, inheritance and whatnot. The play portrays how Bangkok people lead their ordinary everyday lives, reveal a whole range of problems and crises of our modern society.
Bangkok Notes will be performed at Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University on November 2 to 4 and November 9 to 11 (Thursday- Saturday7.30pm, Saturday 2pm). The premiere on November 2 is also the official opening ceremony of Bangkok Theatre Festival 2017.
Buy your tickets at www.BangkokTheatreFestival.com or call (02) 218 4802, (081) 559 7252.
