Stage "Vanitas no Carte" is a stage play adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. Announced by the official Twitter account on October 28, 2021.[1] The show was initially scheduled from January 21st to January 30th, 2022 at the THEATRE1010 (シアター1010), in Tokyo, Japan.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only one show was performed on January 29th, 2021.
On December 26th, an encore was announced on the official Twitter account, with performances scheduled from March 10th to March 12th, 2023 at the Sunshine Theater (サンシャイン劇場), in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
Synopsis[]
"19th century France. After the war between humans and vampires, most vampires disappeared into the world beyond the "Barrier", forbidden to attack humans. However, many vampires still live in the human world, going on with their lives while hiding their identities.
One day, a young vampire, Noé, is sent by his teacher to Paris to find the Book of Vanitas and discover its true nature. During an incident aboard an airship flying to Paris, he comes across a human who calls himself a doctor who specializes in vampires — Vanitas. And, in his hand, is the Book of Vanitas that Noé was looking for...
Under the blue moon, driven by the encounter of the two, begins the tale of vampiric curse and salvation."
Cast[]
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Vanitas | Keisuke Ueda |
| Noé Archiviste | Shūji Kikuchi |
| Gaku Takamoto (Substitute)[3] | |
| Jeanne | Ami Nōjō |
| Kanon Nanaki (Encore) | |
| Luca Oriflamme | Musashi Maeda (Act 1) |
| Sōta Tamura (Act 2) | |
| Dominique de Sade | Miki Sawada |
| The Teacher | Yasuyuki Asano |
| Parks Orlok | Tetsuto Nakamura |
| Nox | Halu Kazuki |
| Manet | Sakai Shougo |
| Amelia Ruth | Nanoka Watanabe |
| Dr. Moreau | Rigaku Suzuki |
| Louis de Sade | Takuya Yashiro |
| Veronica de Sade | Aya Shimomura |
| August Ruthven | Noboru Washio |
| Roland Fortis | Haruki Kiyama |
| Maria | Anju Kurosu |
| Georges | Hiroaki Umimoto |
| Monsieur Spider | Kakeru Sashou |
| Plague Doctor | Daigo Atarashi |
| Catherine | Reiju Nojima |
Trivia[]
- The show suffered from multiple schedule changes at the last minute due to Covid-19 illnesses and, as a result, the only showing was a single performance on January 29th. The January 30th performance was changed to a screening of the 1/29 performance followed by members of the cast appearing onstage for a curtain call.
- On January 20th, the debut shows on 1/21 were cancelled due to an undisclosed illness amongst the cast.[4] The following day, the performances for 1/22 and 1/23 were cancelled, and it was confirmed that that the reason was due to a Covid-19 infection.[5] On the 23rd, the shows for 1/25 and 1/26 were also cancelled.[6] On the 26th, an announcement was made to cancel the 1/27 and 1/28 shows and confirmed that two actors, Daigo Atarashi (Plague Doctor) and Shūji Kikuchi (Noé), had PCR tests return positive on the 20th and 24th respectively. As a result, the Plague Doctor role was written out and his absence worked around in the show, and Gaku Takamoto was brought in as a substitute for the role of Noé. The performance for 1/29 would go on as planned and the 1/30 show was noted as under consideration, but uncertain at the time.[7][3]
- As a result of the change in Noé's actor, Jun Mochizuki's gift to the production team features two instances of Noé.[8]
- Following the performance of the stage play, it was announced that there were no plans for a BD/DVD release[9]. Following this, Jun Mochizuki and the cast encouraged fans on twitter to view the pre-recorded livestream during its available three-day period. Later, from February 18th to March 18th, a panoramic view of the show was made available for purchase - however, the file was time-locked and would not able be viewed after March 19th (24 hours after the sale period ended).
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