Vamp Show
Vamp Show is a play performed in Japan in 2001 in the PARCO Theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was directed by Ikeda Narushi. It was written by Mitani Kōki and inspired by the German musical Tanz der Vampire. The only similarity in the two stories, however, is the topic of vampires.
History
After its 2001 production, it had a second run at PARCO in 2022.[1][2]
Synopsis
A young lady arrives at a creepy train station to wait for a train to the city. Eventually five young men arrive to wait with her. It is revealed that they are vampires, and decide that if the young lady is to be allowed to live, she must also become a vampire as well. However, one of the five young men is only pretending to be a vampire, and tries to save her from her fate.[3][4]
Original cast
- Sakai Masato
- Saksaki Kuranosuke
- Hashimoto Jun
- Ito Toshihito
- Kawahara Masahiko
- Matsuo Reiko
- Tezuka Toru
References
- ^ "三谷幸喜「VAMP SHOW」が河原雅彦演出＆新キャストで上演". ステージナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "三谷幸喜の傑作ホラーコメディ『VAMP SHOW ヴァンプショウ』が開幕 岡山天音らのコメント＆舞台写真が到着 | SPICE - エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス". SPICE（スパイス）｜エンタメ特化型情報メディア スパイス (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ peat (2001-07-16). "「VAMP SHOW」パルコ・サードステージプロデュース". stage note archives (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ 清角克由 (2022-09-14). "[劇評]PARCO「Vamp Show」". 演劇とかの感想文ブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-07.