ABSTRACT
The text of My Beatles (Atashi no Beatles) appears in Atashi no Bea tles (Shõbunsha, 1970). The play was first performed by JiyU gekijõ (The Freedom Theatre), directed by the playwright, in 1967.
Three Young People: Chong: young husband; plays the guitar Katsura: young wife The Japanese: dressed in black and carries a pistol, an onion, and something resembling a bomb
The Quartet: Sundown Lennon: soft-spoken, intense leader of the group; dresses formally and has long hair McCartney the Stripe: wears a knit shirt and small square sunglasses Side-Street Harrison: bearded and wears a “Make Love Not War” button Twinkle Starr: smokes a pipe and wears flowered slacks with a man’s white shirt
A room the size and description of a cheap flat, the home that Chong and Katsura call their castle. There is one door and one window, both carelessly painted green. A naked light bulb swings just above the floor on a cord that is much too long. There is a record player and a stack of records, but otherwise the room is bare. The ceiling is low and the floor slopes gently. The overall impression is less of a room than the inside of a large crate.
