The Floating World

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Event The Floating World
Venue The Small Theatre, Tokyo International Arts Space, Tokyo, Japan
Umbrella Event Tokyo International Arts Festival
First Date 24 September 1995
Opening Date 24 September 1995
Last Date 29 September 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "A Japanese language production of the Australian play set aboard 'The Cherry Blossom' on a Cruise to Japan in 1974."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Prisoners
Tourism
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Setsuko Arakawa Actor Officer
Yumiko Ito Actor Iren Harding
Akio Miyabe Actor Herbert Robinson
Katsumi Muramatsu Actor McLeod / Williams
Isao Natsuyagi Actor Les Harding
Chie Yuki Actor Harry
Isshi Yuki Actor Waiter
Ryusuke Hyakuno Assistant Director
Kousuke Sugimoto Assistant Lighting Designer
Kanako Hashimoto Assistant Stage Manager
Mikiko Goto Company Manager
YAZ-KAZ Composer
Makoto Sato Director
Shigeo Saito Lighting Designer
YAZ-KAZ Musician
John Romeril Playwright
Tadao Nakane Producer General Producer
Junichi Umeda Producer
Jun Mano Production Manager
Magosoburo Yuki Puppeteer Comic
Makoto Sato Set Designer
Kunihiko Ichiki Sound Designer
Norihiko Morishita Stage Manager
Akihito Kumagai Technical Director
Keiji Sawada Translator
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Japan
Further Information Performed in repertoire with Playbox's production of "The Head of Mary". Both also played at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. This was possibly the first production of an Australian play to be performed in Japan by a Japanese company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1995
Programme 21 Years of Hoopla! Exhibition Catalogue
Programme MIFA season
Report Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1995
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1995
Programme MIFA season
Programme 21 Years of Hoopla! Exhibition Catalogue
Data Reviewed By David Tredinnick (DavidTredinnick) on 24 June 2021
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 155928