Film Director Yuichi Fukuda Writes Script for Stage Comedy
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Yuichi Fukuda is a famous film director. He is also known for making people laugh.
Fukuda started his career in theatre. He says theatre is his real job.
Fukuda wrote a new script. The script comes from an old theatre group called 'Daisan Butai.'
Fukuda is now directing a new musical. The musical is called 'Monty Python's Spamalot.' It is a comedy.
Two actors, Yamashita Koki and Iwata Takanori, are in the musical. This is their first time in a musical.
Yamashita said he wants to try hard. He wants to do his best in singing, dancing, and acting.
Iwata said the same thing. He wants to work hard on singing, dancing, acting, and making people laugh.
The team wants the audience to laugh a lot during the show.
Vocabulary6 words
- film director
- a person who controls how a movie is made
- theatre
- a place where people act live shows
- script
- the written words actors say
- musical
- a show with singing and dancing
- comedy
- a funny show or movie
- audience
- people who watch a show
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1. Theatre 2. Monty Python's Spamalot 3. True
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Yuichi Fukuda is a famous _____. He is also known for making people laugh.
Fukuda started his career in _____. He says theatre is his real job.
Fukuda wrote a new _____. The script comes from an old theatre group called 'Daisan Butai.'
Fukuda is now directing a new _____. The musical is called 'Monty Python's Spamalot.' It is a _____.
Two actors, Yamashita Koki and Iwata Takanori, are in the musical. This is their first time in a musical.
Yamashita said he wants to try hard. He wants to do his best in singing, dancing, and acting.
Iwata said the same thing. He wants to work hard on singing, dancing, acting, and making people laugh.
The team wants the _____ to laugh a lot during the show.
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