masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: Mikhail and Tatiana have a Past. When they were younger, the two ballet stars tried to break through the Iron Curtain. Tatiana succeeded. Mikhail failed. 10 years later, she returns to Moscow with her husband, who is seeking religious icons. However, it transpires the reason for this modest collecting is far more sinister, and Tatiana and Mikhail soon find themselves up to their necks in trouble from ex-ballet-teachers (yes, really) and a cult known as Lucifer.

Lure of the Icon - Star Troupe 1998 )

So, yes. I have a new show to add to my top five. Will have to shuffle them around, but I will fit it, somehow.
masahi: (Star Troupe - Hoshigumi)
Summary: Loosely based on the comedy of errors that is Twelfth Night, Epiphany is a piece of meta-comedy-drama, which looks back at the roots of co-ed theatre in Japan, from the heart of the kabuki tradition.

Set in Meiji-era Japan, the story follows Raikoya Otoka who, when her brother runs away from his familial responsibilities and the opportunity to join the Enoza kabuki theatre, decides to take his place until his return.

With all the confusion, Otaka finds herself in a muddle of a love-triangle with Iriya, master of the Enouza, who is in love with his former tutor's daughter, Mari, who in turn falls in love with the person everyone assumes is Takagoro.

There is also the subplot of Mari's father's love affair in Europe, the influence that still has on him and the way it changes Japanese theatre. There is a more detailed summary here.

Epiphany - Star Troupe 1999 )

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