The Emperor Regrets

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Event The Emperor Regrets
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 2 October 1992
Opening Date 3 October 1992
Last Date 24 October 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Ravaged by cancer at the end of his life, Japan's Emperor Hirohito is visited by ghosts. They have come, amidst his morphine-induced dreams, to question him about the unreconciled past. Notions of honour, guilt and responsibility were perhaps no clearer in 1945 when Hirohito surrendered Japan to the Allies than they are today. From our perspective of the past emerges a view of the future and The Emperor Regrets challenges those expectations.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Japan
Political
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Matthew Crosby Actor Various Roles
Miki Oikawa Actor Various Roles
Greg Stone Actor Various Roles
Anthony Wong Actor The Emperor Hirohito
Thomas Wright Actor Various Roles
Robert Taylor Administrator
Deb Munn Assistant Stage Manager
Tyrone Landau Composer
Michael Anderson Designer
Barrie Kosky Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Liz Pain Lighting Designer
Lea Trowbridge Mask Maker
Therese Radic Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Stuart McKenzie Sound Operator/Engineer
Ross Murray Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Press Release
Brochure
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October, 1992
Data Reviewed By Robert Taylor (RobertTaylor) on 17 September 2021
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16974