http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123809862598451041.html I don’t know anything about Japanese Kabuki theatre, but I like the idea of the cultural crossover. Also of note is that a single actor will play both Cesario/Viola and Sebastian, her twin brother. In Kabuki theatre all the parts are played by men, just like Elizabethan times. From the article: In Kabuki, there are many, many forms — you could call it a toolbox — and it was a matter of choosing the right ones and putting them together. Because they know the forms so well — some of which I didn’t understand — they normally rehearse and put on a play in three days. Wow.
My aunt saw a 9 hour long Kabuki version of Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry 5. I think it was in France, but I could be wrong. Anyway, that’s a lot of Kabuki.