Jane Eyre
Nissay Theatre, Tokyo
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book by John Caird
From the original novel by Charlotte Brontë
Book translated into Japanese by Yoshida Mie
Japanese Lyrics by Matsuda Naoyuki
Orchestrations by Brad Haak (based on the orchestrations by Larry Hochman)
Vocal Arrangements by Steve Tyler
This production of Jane Eyre opened in Tokyo at the Nissay Theatre on 2nd September, 2009, produced by Shochiku and Kiyoshi Furukawa.
This new version of the show, shorter and with a smaller cast than the Broadway version and with a reduced orchestra and new orchestrations, will eventually be published by MTI – in English obviously! It will be the authors’ preferred version of the show.
The Broadway version of Jane Eyre is published by Music Theatre International (MTI) in New York and is available for professional and amateur production worldwide. For further information about the show and upcoming productions click here.
2012 Revival
This revival of Jane Eyre opened in Tokyo at the Nissay Theatre on 2nd October, 2012 and ran until the 28th October. It then toured to the Hakata-za in Kyushu where it played from the 2nd to the 18th November.
The cast for the revival was largely the same as for the original production but with some exceptions.
In the following lists, the Japanese style is used for names — surnames first, given names second.
Creative team
Director | John Caird |
Set Design | Matsui Rumi |
Costume Design | Maeda Ayako |
Lighting Design | Nakagawa Ryuichi |
Sound Design | Yuasa Noriyuki |
Hair & Make-up | Kawamura Yoko |
Musical Director | Yamaguchi Birri |
Conductor | Uegaki Satoshi |
Stage Manager | Suzuki Masanori |
Original Japanese cast
Jane Eyre | Matsu Takako |
Jane’s Father | Konishi Ryosei |
Jane’s Mother | Yamazaki Naoko |
Young Jane | Sato Ruka/Masuda Hanami/Tsunoda Moana |
John Reed | Yokota Yoshiki/Oshika Raiki |
Mrs Reed | Itoh Hiromi |
Mr Brocklehurst | Jo Haruhiko |
Miss Scatcherd | Oh Natsuki |
Helen Burns | Satoh Michiko |
Teachers | Yamazaki Naoko/Suzuki Chikako/Tanaguchi Yuuna |
Mrs Fairfax | Kotobuki Hizuru |
Robert | Konishi Noriyuki |
Adèle | Kato Yurara/Sato Ruka/Tsunoda Moana |
Grace Poole | Suzuki Chikako |
Leah | Yasumuro Natsu |
Sophie | Yamazaki Naoko |
Bessie | Tanaguchi Yuuna |
Rose | Yamanaka Saki |
Abraham | Abe Yoshitsugu |
Edward Fairfax Rochester | Hashimoto Satoshi |
Blanche Ingram | Kouda Hiroko |
Lady Ingram | Itoh Hiromi |
Lord Ingram | Konishi Ryosei |
Mary Ingram | Satoh Michiko |
Colonel Dent | Jo Haruhiko |
Mrs Dent | Oh Natsuki |
Richard Mason | Fukui Kiichi |
Bertha Mason | Oh Natsuki |
Vicar | Jo Haruhiko |
St John Rivers | Konishi Ryosei |
Revival Cast
Jane Eyre | Matsu Takako |
Jane’s Father | Konishi Ryosei |
Jane’s Mother | Yamazaki Naoko |
Young Jane | Matsuda Ami/Gamou Ayaka/Saito Mahiro |
John Reed | Yoshii Hajime/Haruguchi Ryoga |
Mrs Reed | Achiwa Satomi |
Mr Brocklehurst | Jo Haruhiko |
Miss Scatcherd | Oh Natsuki |
Helen Burns | Satoh Michiko |
Teachers | Yamazaki Naoko/Suzuki Chikako/Tanaguchi Yuuna |
Mrs Fairfax | Kotobuki Hizuru |
Robert | Konishi Noriyuki |
Adèle | Sasachika Miyu/Saito Mahiro/Gamou Ayaka |
Grace Poole | Suzuki Chikako |
Leah | Yasumuro Natsu |
Sophie | Yamazaki Naoko |
Bessie | Tanaguchi Yuuna |
Rose | Yamanaka Saki |
Abraham | Abe Yoshitsugu |
Edward Fairfax Rochester | Hashimoto Satoshi |
Blanche Ingram | Karashima Sae |
Lady Ingram | Achiwa Satoni |
Lord Ingram | Konishi Ryosei |
Mary Ingram | Satoh Michiko |
Colonel Dent | Jo Haruhiko |
Mrs Dent | Oh Natsuki |
Richard Mason | Fukui Kiichi |
Bertha Mason | Oh Natsuki |
Vicar | Jo Haruhiko |
St John Rivers | Konishi Ryosei |