Japan, a thousand years ago. A samurai 
   is dead. His wife has been raped. A bandit 
    is arrested  and proudly confesses to the 
 deed. But the wife's story is different,
 and that of the samurai himself,
  speaking from the realm of the dead,
 is different again. 
Who has been lying, and why?

Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa
skillfully merged two tales by Ryunosuke
Akutagawa for his famous film "Rashomon".
The play we perform is based on this script
which was congenially rewritten  for the
stage  by the Kanins.
   

Performed Jan 24, 25, 26 and 27, 
2006 in Aula Geibelstr. at 19.30