A week or so ago Bogiesan mentioned a book with a photograph from 'The go
master' a play by Kawabata and asked for info.
Kawabata's 'Master of go' is adapted for theatre in France by Philippe Faure
under the title 'Le maītre de go' and has been played on november 5 1990 in
the 'Théātre des Célestins' in Lyon, France.
The role of the master was played by the famous actor Michel Bouquet (who also
played in films by Boisset, Chabrol and Franēois Truffaut).
I found this information in the french theatre magazine 'L'avant-scčne
théātre', No. 882, 15 jan. 1991. In this magazine you'll find the text of the
two-act play and quite a lot of photgraphs, including a colour photograph on
the cover. Some of them fit the description given by Bogiesan.
Theo
The play "Le Maître de Go" was also shown in Paris, at the Théatre de l'Atelier, place Charles Dullin, 75018 Paris, acording to a report in the newspaper "The European" of the weekend of April 5-7, 1991, page 8, where it says that the play is staged "Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9:00 pm; matinee on Sundays at 3:00 pm"
Any further information / recollections / critiques are welcome!
Thomas