Stan's Cafe
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A Translation of Shadows
The benshi were live narrators of silent films in Japan, until the talkies wiped them out. Now, thanks to playful theatre mavericks Stan’s Cafe shooting a silent film in Tokyo, the benshi is back.
Witty, poetic and subversive, join the benshi for his commentary on Shadows and the lives of its fictional cast. Inevitably he’s in love with the film’s star. As the narrator, the mighty benshi has a chance to change the story and ensure she loves him back, or does he?
Stan's Cafe
Stan's Cafe (pronounced 'Caff') is a Birmingham-based theatre and performance company who have sited their shows in bizarre and provocative places:…
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