Kabuki is a classical play developed among the common people of the Edo Era. It is a drama combined with music and dance. All the performers are male,and women characters are impersonated by actors called "oyama."
It is true that the basic nature of kabuki lies in the interesting plots of the drama. but more fundamentally it depends on the manner of acting. The dialogues are spoken in a highly artificical voice, and the actions are quite exaggerated. The stage on which it is played has a long runway called "hanamichi" which stretches through the audience to the rear of the theater. Changes from scene to scene are facilitated with a revolving stage.
Today, it is played not only in major cities in Japan,but also is occasionally played in many foreign cities,for enthusiastic spectators.