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Full of beans: Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck)
© Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo
Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck) and Jennifer Davis (Marie)
© Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo
Hidekazu Tsumaya (Doctor), Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck) and Arnold Bezuyen (Captain)
© Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo
John Daszak (Drum Major) and Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck)
© Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo
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“Komada’s... Wozzeck is a vulnerable and submissive figure rather than a rough and aggressive one”
Reviewed at New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo on 20 November 2025
Berg, Wozzeck
New National Theatre
Kazushi Ono, Conductor
Richard Jones, Director
Antony McDonald, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Lucy Carter, Lighting Designer
New National Theatre Chorus
Toshiaki Komada, Wozzeck
Jennifer Davis, Marie
Arnold Bezuyen, Captain
Hidekazu Tsumaya, Doctor
John Daszak, Drum Major
Tatsundo Ito, Andres
Akiko Goke, Margret
Hiroaki Otsuka, First Apprentice
Jun Hagiwara, Second Apprentice
Hideyuki Aochi, Madman
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