Hanzi's Back - Day 1 of SJ's Two Days of Christmas Spectacular Extravaganza And Free Termite Inspection

In another media-coup SJ is proud to present secret shots of Tank Commander Hanzi starring in the traditional Christmas production of Othello Kitty – Shakespeare’s most beloved tale of a German tank commander’s betrayal by a Japanese marketing gimmick.

Luckily opening night was here in the village, over at the Lutheran church hall, and I managed to get tickets up in the balcony. I couldn’t get any video because the whole thing was live to tape for some big re-broadcast in Russia where Hanzi is a mega star so security was tight. I did get a couple of still shots but I couldn’t use the flash so they’re not the best…

You may notice Hanzi has lost another arm, this only added to the performance. There were none of the usual gesticulations and walking around so often bogging down Shakespeare’s plays and we were free to bask in Herr Hanzi’s shrill, staccato, Bavarian delivery.

In the stirring death scene Hanzi is brilliant as the fallen Othello, pushed over simply for being limbless and not well stuck down. Here we see Desdemona, played with great subtlety and craft by Plastic Cat, mourning Othello’s demise as the Russians close on Berlin, thereby indirectly saving Christmas.

Truly inspiring.