Nobuko Tanaka

regional managing editor - Japan

n.tanaka@thetheatretimes.com

Graduated from Chuo University with a BA in German literature, having written her dissertation on the playwright Bertolt Brecht’s theory of drama. In 2000, she got MA in arts management at City University in London. Afterwards, she began contributing theatre articles to Japan’s leading English-language newspaper, The Japan Times, for which she has now been a regular writer on contemporary drama and dance for more than 15 years. She also writes articles for a number of Japanese-language theatre magazines — including Theater Guide, Higeki Kigeki and Theatre Arts — as well as the programs for a range of stage productions in Japan and England.

Japan’s Kera Meets Chekhov

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 12th Sep 2013 | Japan, Review, Russia, Transcultural Collaborations

“I have rarely seen a great production of any Chekhov play in Japan. Sometimes, I’ve even wanted...

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