Tokyo Vaudeville Show Theater Company in Ryoma’s Wife, Her New Husband and Her Lover

October 7, 2006
Performance past event

Tokyo Vaudeville Show Theater Company in Ryoma’s Wife, Her New Husband and Her Lover

Thursday, October 5 – Saturday, October 7
7:30 pm

Tickets for Friday’s performance are sold out, however a limited number of tickets may become available at the door prior to the show.  For tickets to Saturday’s performance, please call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.

Written by Koki Mitani.  In Japanese with English subtitles.


Must a woman maintain her chastity even after her husband’s death? How would Japanese society react if a woman who becomes notorious for her debauchery is the widow of a national hero like Ryoma Sakamoto, a freedom-fighting samurai credited for leading Japan’s transformation from feudalism into a modern unified nation in the mid 19th century? Set at the dawn of the Westernization of Japan in the Meiji period (1868-1912), the story of this award-winning cynical comedy follows the woman behind Ryoma, the notorious Oryo, and her loves after her husband’s assassination. Written by Koki Mitani, one of the most sought-after comedy playwrights in Japan, this production stars renowned TV actor B-saku Sato and Mitsuru Hirata.

Tickets: $35; $30 Japan Society members.  Please call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258 for tickets.

  • Saturday, October 7, 2006
  • 7:30 pm