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愚者には見えないラ・マンチャの王様の裸

Kishida Kunio Drama Award

愚者には見えないラ・マンチャの王様の裸

Kensuke Yokouchi

The Naked King of La Mancha Invisible to Fools overlays The Emperor's New Clothes with Don Quixote, bringing reality and fantasy together through the encounter between a wounded king and Sancho Panza. Borrowing the lightness of fable, the play asks about war, power, and emotional recovery.

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Work Information

When the naked king meets Sancho Panza, laughter begins to illuminate a wounded heart.

The king, once mocked after parading naked through town, carries a deep wound. Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's squire, appears before him, and the story moves through the space between fantasy and reality around an inn. It is one of Kensuke Yokouchi's major prize-winning plays.

Review Summaries

  • The play is valued for its strong storytelling and accessibility, especially for connecting classical fable to modern pain. Its balance of laughter and sadness gives the stage work lasting resonance.

Book Information

Publisher
カモミール社
Published
2002-11-01
Pages
134 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784907775018
ISBN-10
4907775016
Category
本/エンターテイメント

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