The Panasonic Globe Theatre in

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, Japan, was designed by Isozaki Arata and opened in 1988 to showcase local and international productions of

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's plays. Guest companies and artists have included the British Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company,

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Theatre, Ingmar Bergman,

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and

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, as well as such Kabuki stars as Bando Tamasaburo (Lady Macbeth), and Ichikawa Somegoro (Kabuki Hamlet).

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Tokyo Globe Theatre (Japanese only)
Theatres in Tokyo Buildings and structures in Shinjuku Arata Isozaki buildings Theatres completed in 1988 Panasonic 1988 establishments in Japan {{Japan-theat-struct-stub