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Theatre
Donmar Warehouse
Location
West End, London, UK
Bookings
By phone: +44 (0)20 7369 1732
At the Box Office/by post: Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LX
Online: www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Genre
Musical
Date
20 June - end of August 2003
Creative team
Stephen Sondheim (music, lyrics), John Weidman (book), Hugh Wheeler (additional material)
Director
Gary Griffin
Scenic design
Daniel Ostling
Musical Direction
Thomas Murray, Mark Warman
Costumes
Mara Blumenfeld
Sound
Nick Lidster
Orchestrations
James Stenborg
Lighting
Hugh Vanstone
Producer
Donmar Warehouse, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Performers
Richard Henders, Togo Igawa, Cornell John, Teddy Kempner, Ian McLarnon, Jerome Pradon
Synopsis
East meets West in Sondheim and Weidman's musical, which chronicles the historic arrival of American Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan 150 years ago. Two friends -a fisherman and a samurai- witness the momentous events that unfold with Japan's awakening from isolation.

As Japan adjusts to the chock of the new, so the friends must reconcile their increasing sense of alienation in a quickly changing modern world as their friendship is ripped apart.

PACIFIC OVERTURES is a glorious theatrical fusion celebrating the tradition of Japanese Kabuki and Noh theatre, whilst embodying the musical styles of the West. It features one of Sondheim's most lyrical scores including the wellknown songs "Someone in a tree" and "Pretty lady".

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