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Showman: The Fourth Double of a Dictator
쇼맨: 어느 독재자의 네 번째 대역배우
Literal Translation
Other Titles: Showman; Showman - A Dictator's Fourth Stand-In; Showman: A Dictator's Fourth Body Double
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SOURCE
original
SETTING
Foreign
BOOK
original
A dictator's body double looks back
Korean Premiere
2022
Korean Premiere Theatre
National Jeongdong Theater, Seoul
Further Korean run reference:
https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%87%BC%EB%A7%A8
The Musical search cue — “쇼맨: 어느 독재자의 네 번째 대역배우”
Summary
An old man who once served as a dictator’s body double meets a young photographer, forcing both to confront performance, guilt, and self-worth.
Origin & Development
Written by Han Jung-seok with music by Lee Sun-young, Showman uses a fictional dictator’s former body double to examine performance, complicity, guilt, and self-worth. Its small-cast structure centers the encounter between an old man and a young photographer.
Partial Synopsis
Nebula, an old man who once served as a dictator’s fourth body double, meets Soo-a, a young photographer determined to prove her worth. Their staged photographs force both to confront guilt, memory, and identities built for survival.
ショウマン
2026
2026-09-01
to
2026-09-13
Country:
Japan
City:
Tokyo
Production Type:
Licensed
Language:
Japanese
Venue:
New National Theatre
Adapted and directed by Keita Shirai, with translation by Won-seop Song, and produced by conSept and NHK Enterprises.
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