Shinya Kote's First Starring Role! "It's About Time I Did Shakespeare Series" 'Kotempest' Emergency Additional Performance Decided Due to Overwhelming Popularity!

The stage play "Kotempest," starring Shinya Kote in his first lead role, has announced an emergency additional performance in Tokyo due to its great popularity. This comedy, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," will have tickets available from May 3rd.
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Actor Shinya Kote's first starring stage role, the "It's About Time I Did Shakespeare Series" 'Kotempest', is currently a hot topic with its star-studded cast including Honami Suzuki and Jin Katagiri. In response to the great feedback and numerous requests received even before general ticket sales began, an additional performance at Honda Theater in Tokyo has been urgently decided!! The additional performance will be on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Despite being a weekday afternoon show, even greater excitement is anticipated. William Shakespeare's final work, "The Tempest," is boldly adapted by the prodigious Taiki Murakami, setting it in a modern local city. It's a bittersweet and hilarious uproar featuring a vengeful office worker on the fringe, "Fairy Uncle" (Shinya Kote), and the eccentric characters surrounding him! Tickets for the additional performance on Monday, June 29, at 2:00 PM, go on sale starting Sunday, May 3, at 10:00 AM! Don't miss "Kotempest," a full-fledged comedy guaranteed to make you burst into laughter!! "Key Visual Shooting Video - Serious Edition" "Key Visual Shooting Video - Core Training Edition" The stage is a department store! A department store in a local city. The window-seated employee Uchiki, who has no ability, popularity, or presence, is nicknamed "Fairy Uncle." He lives airy days as if he were air itself, but he takes on a revenge mission in a department store swirling with wicked spirits! A dramatic and nonsensical storm rages, a "revenge comedy." Shakespeare's final work, "The Tempest," is boldly adapted by replacing its setting with modern times! A storm of laughter caused by the extraordinary actor Shinya Kote and other eccentric actors who thought, "It's about time I tried Shakespeare!" An unprecedented revenge comedy finally raises its curtain--! Performance Title: "It's About Time I Did Shakespeare Series" 'Kotempest' Original Work: W. Shakespeare From Soji Odajima's translation of "The Tempest" Script/Direction: Taiki Murakami Cast: Shinya Kote / Jin Katagiri Tsubasa Sakiyama AOI (WHITE SCORPION) Ryo Matsuda / Honami Suzuki Yuki Izawa Mayumi Sato Akiko Tsuchimoto Tomoshige Tsumura (Modern Swimmers) Toru Kugazawa / Performance Dates/Venues: [Tokyo] June 27 (Sat) - July 7 (Tue) at Honda Theater [Osaka] July 17 (Fri) - 19 (Sun) at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall Tickets: Currently on sale! Tickets for the additional performance on Monday, June 29, at 2:00 PM, go on sale starting Sunday, May 3, at 10:00 AM! Official HP: http://kotempest.com Official X: @kotempest2026 Organizers: Mixzone Sunrise Promotion Planning/Production: Mixzone Planning Cooperation: Office PSC Publicity: Kyodo Medias