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Yesterday, I saw the Cosmos Troupe's "Casino Royale." This was my second time seeing the play since the opening day. It seems that the second floor was a "private performance for elementary, junior high, and high school students in Takarazuka City" sponsored by Takarazuka City.

I was standing, so I couldn't see the children's reaction, but the cherry blossoms on Hana no Michi were in full bloom, so I think it was a fun memory for them.

There were also a lot of elementary school boys. As expected from the local area. I hope that some of them will become boys who love Takarazuka ????

As for my impressions of the play, although many people enjoyed it, I personally thought that there was no need for a second act.

*From here on, I will give away a lot of spoilers.

This time, too, I was not moved by the story. I was more moved by "Oten no Mon" that opened in Tokyo. The show part was good, and the performers were not to blame, but Koike-sensei's script was boring. I thought the script may be the worst of the big theater productions in the last few years.

I thought the same thing on the first day, but I don't think there's any problem with cutting out the second act. The story is pretty much wrapped up in the first act.

James Bond (Makaze)'s mission is to cut off the funding source of his Soviet enemy (Serika). To do that, he is ordered to win at the casino, and in the last 15 minutes of the first act, the mission is completed with a flourish.

The rest is just the two main characters and some other people singing, talking, and dancing to soak in the afterglow (like killing time). At the end of the dance, there is an announcement that the coronation of the Romanov dynasty will take place in the second act, and the first act ends with a depiction of Bond and his friends having fun playing roulette.

With a feeling of "Hmm," Makaze-san's voice announces, "The first act has ended. Please take a short break until the next performance begins." But I thought that if it had been announced as "Casino Royale has ended. Please take a short break until the next performance begins," probably no one would complain. In fact, this is fine.

Koike-sensei's script is strangely poorly written. Three weeks have passed since the first day, the new performance has ended, and we are just at the halfway point with less than three weeks left.

Even now, I would like them to cut the second act short (or end it with the parachute scene) and turn the remaining time into a show. I'm sure that the members of the Cosmos troupe, who are all show stars, would be able to put on an impressive show even if it was an impromptu one.

...I thought, but Koike-sensei was so disappointing. I wonder if there is some unspoken rule that Koike-sensei's performances are always two-act plays. It's a shame that if there had been a show, it would have been even more moving.

Shows give more students a chance to sing and dance, and it goes without saying that they allow the entire theater to spend time together saying goodbye and farewell to those who are departing.

Koike-sensei's next production is "Lupin" at Toho this fall. Somehow, the script for this one seems boring as well. I wish we could have shown the children who booked out the second floor a more moving Takarazuka experience.