New translation 

“Aichi Triennale” 2013（Premiere）※1
“THEATER RED BRICK”  Yokohama 2014 ※2
“Kyoto Art Theater Shunjuza“2014 ※3
“International Theatre Festival of Kerala”2015 ※4

Happy Days is a masterpiece of Samuel Beckett, arguably one of the greatest stars in contemporary theater and still at the forefront of avant-garde arts today. Since originally premiering in 1961, the play has been restaged in many different productions around the world and is still performed today. Now ARICA, too, rises to the challenge of this monumental theater piece..

The company invited Kaneuji Teppei, a rising star in the contemporary arts scene in recent years, and Itoken, a talented musician known for both sharp and uplifting tunes, to join the production. Counterpart to Ando Tomoko’s Winnie, the husband is played by yet another musician, Fukuoka Yutaka. Beckett’s text was newly translated by Kuraishi Shino, poet and critic who writes original plays for all of ARICA’s product

TEXT BY : Samuel Beckett
TRANSLATED BY: Shino Kuraishi
DIRECTED BY: Yasuki Fujita

PERFORMED BY: Tomoko Ando Yutaka Fukuoka
SET DESIGNED BY : Teppei Kaneuji
MUSIC COMPOSED AND PERFORMED BY: Itoken

STAGE MANAGER: Koro Suzuki Satoshi Ozaki ※3
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Daijiro Kawakami ※1
LIGHETING DESIGNER : Takeaki Iwashina
COSTUME DESIGNER : Yoko Ando
COSTUME CREATOR: Naoya Watabe
SET DESIGNER ASSISTANT: Takuya Harada Nae Imai
GRAPHIC DESIGNER : Yuri Suyama ※1, 2, 3
ASSISTANT : Natsuko Motegi
PHOTOGRAPHER : Ryuji Miyamoto ※1, 2
PRODUCER : Satoko Suchi
ORGANIZED BY : AICHI TRIENNALE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ,AICHI ARTS CENTER ※1
KYOTO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ※3 
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