Chiteshi: 389 The Osaka performance of "Basarao" has begun!

Hello. Star Wars Outlaws I've been playing for over a month, so I'm currently on a tour feeling a craving to go back to that "Star Wars" world immediately, even though I can't. But "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" is fun, so I'm also starting to forget about that. Something I realized recently: In "Echoes of Wisdom," "Bind" is important! Everyone, what have you been noticing lately? This is Makoto Awane.

Well, the Gekidan☆Shinkansen's "Basarao" which we have been performing for a long time since July, has finally begun its run at the final venue, the Festival Hall.
Man, it's huge! It's been a while, but it really is huge. Hakataza and Meijiza are plenty big, but the Festival Hall is nearly twice that size, a concert hall that can accommodate 2,700 people and has exceptionally good acoustics.
And the dressing room area is also wide. Of course, that's a happy thing, but the distance from the dressing rooms to the stage is long. The corridors between dressing rooms are also long. Getting from here to there is just far.
I'm happy that the dressing rooms and stage are on one floor so there are no stairs, but in exchange, it has become a situation where the walking distance is just incredibly long.

Also, because the theater's mechanism and structure are different, some of the staging has been changed from other theaters. Because of that, the staging takes advantage of the depth of the Festival Hall, so I think even those who have seen it at other venues can enjoy it in a new way.
In particular, the staging that uses the audience aisles has changed in various ways. After all, while the aisles at Hakataza and Meijiza were ramps, the aisles at the Festival Hall are stairs. With stairs, well, you know, various things. But, as a trade-off, you should definitely pay attention to Hyuga's entrance scene at the beginning of the second act!
Well, it's usual for the staging, entrances/exits, and flow to change for each theater, but since I've experienced two playhouses in a row, I'm a bit confused because the feeling is different. Well, let's get used to it.

Also, "Joho★Kick" I wrote about something called "front side pins" in a column on the theater site, but since the front (lighting area) of the Festival Hall faces completely toward the stage side, this time the side pins are installed in the front-most balcony box seats. This was unexpected. It was YOSOU-GUY! Please check it out at the theater.

Next, let me summarize some information for the Osaka performance.

Same-day ticket information for the Osaka performance is here.

For merchandise, it seems an Osaka-exclusive color T-shirt (khaki) will also be available, so look forward to it.

The pop-up store that was popular in Fukuoka and Tokyo is also in Osaka!

And, since we've used the Festival Hall several times before, I think it'll be fine, but if you are a first-timer, I recommend coming from Higobashi Station on the Osaka Metro Yotsubashi Line. It's the big building on the right side after you go above ground from exits 1-A, 1-B, or 2 at the north end of the station and cross the big bridge. Actually, it's also connected by an underground passage from exit 4, but it's a bit hard to understand and a bit sketchy, so it's for intermediate users.
If you are an advanced user coming from Shin-Osaka Station on the Shinkansen, I think it's faster and easier to understand to go straight to Yodoyabashi Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and walk, rather than transferring to the Yotsubashi Line at Umeda Station → Nishi-Umeda Station.
Also, if you are a local Kansai resident, walking from the Umeda area (the downtown area around JR Osaka Station) is also an option. Go from around Diamor into the Dojima Underground Center, go straight, and at the end, go up, cross the big bridge, and it's the huge building on the left. It takes about 15 minutes, so don't get lost.

Such is the performance at the Osaka Festival Hall. A flashy banquet worthy of being called a festival is unfolding. Let's be careful and "festival" our way through to the grand finale on October 17th, yes, let's do that!

Oh! Also, there are grand stairs and long escalators, and it's surprisingly far from the first floor of the theater to the seats, so please come a little early when you visit. Take care!