This Is London - 31 January 2020

THE JAPAN FOUNDATION TOURING
FILM PROGRAMME
The Japan Foundation Touring Film
Programme returns to London from
31 January with a theme of ‘Happiness',
touring 22 cities nationwide. From
contemporary dramas to anime and
classics, it is the largest of its kind
focusing on Japanese cinema in the UK.
It will showcase 20 Japanese films, most
of which have never been screened in
the UK.
Happiness is a staple theme in
Japanese cinema and it is within its
framework that the Japan Foundation
Touring Film Programme 2020 has been
curated, showcasing diverse cinematic
voices which explore the highs and lows
experienced in pursuit of happiness.
Embracing the rich and complex
spectrum of emotions that go hand in
hand with this concept, the programme
presents a comprehensive line-up of
unique films which shine a light on the
best Japanese cinema has to offer, from
critically acclaimed documentary I Go
Gaga, My Dear which explores the
realities of geriatric care in Japan’s
ageing society, to Kon Ichikawa’s
(Director of Tokyo Olympiad) stylish
classic of the silver screen Ten Dark
Women, and international film festival
circuit darlings such as Jesus, And Your
Bird Can Sing, and Organ – there is
something for everyone’s taste.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film
Programme is the largest of its kind in
the UK and is produced and organised
by the Japan Foundation. The
organisation promotes international
cultural exchange between Japan and the
rest of the world by organising projects
as well as providing financial support
through grant programmes in the fields
of Arts and Culture, Japanese language
and Japanese studies.
For tickets and information on
London screenings, visit www.ica.art
LUCIE JONES LIVE AT THE ADELPHI
Lucie Jones Live at the Adelphi will
be a celebration of all that Lucie has
achieved to date across her multiplatform
career, and will be accompanied
by the 22-piece London Musical Theatre
Orchestra. The show will be packed with
old classics and modern hits, and will
feature stories from Lucie’s remarkable
career.
The performance at the Adelphi
Theatre on 16 February, will be recorded
and released as a live album, available
in Spring 2020.
Joining Lucie on stage will be guest
artists, fellow Welsh musical star John
Owen Jones and her Waitress co-star
Marisha Wallace.
Lucie was a finalist in the 2009 series
of The X Factor. She toured the UK
playing to sell out arena crowds on The
X Factor tour in 2010.
In January 2017, Lucie won the
public vote on BBC2 show Eurovision –
You Decide with her original song,
‘Never Give Up On You’. She competed
at the Eurovision World Final in Ukraine.
John Owen Jones is a West End and
Broadway actor and singer. John is best
known for his performances as Jean
Valjean in Les Misérables and as The
Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
For tickets, telephone the box office
on 020 7087 7753.
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