THE LION (Tokyo, Japan)
The Lion by Benjamin Scheuer, directed by Alex Stenhouse and Sean Daniels. Produced by Danielle Tarento and Arizona Theatre Company. The Lion opened at the Southwark Playhouse in London, and toured to America, to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, and Cincinnati Ohio in 2022, and then to Daegu Korea in 2024 as part of the Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF), and Tokyo Japan in December 2024.
THE LION by Benjamin Scheuer
TOKYO, JAPAN 2024
DATES:
SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE, London, UK (original run)
25 May – 25 June 2022.
The show then went onto tour the U.S. to the following venues:
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY (ATC), Arizona, U.S.A
(TUCSON AZ: 24 September -15 October 2022.
PHOENIX AZ: 20 October - 6 November 2022.)
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Ohio, U.S.A, 12 November 2022 - 4 December 2022.
Then in 2024:
DAEGU INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL, ‘CULTURE & ARTS THEATRE CT’, Daegu, Korea, 27-30 June 2024
TOKYO, ‘Club eX’, Japan 19-23 December 2024
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"EVERY HEART IS MADE STRONGER BY SCARS"
The Lion is a one-man folk musical telling a true story of survival. With a guitar in hand, Ben confronts his turbulent life’s journey from a rift in his childhood to his own brush with mortality. During 70minutes of songs, monologues and virtuosic guitar playing, Ben tells an inspiring story of love, loss, despair and hope that reminds us how, even in our darkest moments, music, family and community can help us find our true voice and the strength to ‘Weather the Storm’.
‘The Lion’, directed by Alex Stenhouse and Sean Daniels, is the first revival of Benjamin Scheuer’s Drama Desk Award-winning autobiographical show, with Max Alexander-Taylor playing the role of Ben.
JAPAN
Original Creative team:
Book, Music, and Lyrics: Benjamin Scheuer
Co-Directors: Alex Stenhouse and Sean Daniels
Set & Costume Designer: Simon Kenny
Lighting Designer: Emma Chapman
Sound Designer: Andrew Johnson
UK Producer: Danielle Tarento
Japanese Production Creatives
Script & Lyric Translator: Tsukuri Miyano and Songha
Associate Set Designer: Mirei Iwamoto
Associate Lighting Designer: Aiko Komatsuzaki
Associate Sound Designer: Masakazu Kurashige
Guitar Supervisor (Japan): yas nakajima
Instrument Support: Hiromitsu Hosozawa (Taylor Guitars Japan)
Support: Blue Jupiter Co., Ltd.
Stage Manager: Eriko Tanak
Poster design by Rebecca Pitt, Poster Photography by Michael Wharley
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