The Floating World

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Event The Floating World
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Festival of the Arts
First Date 31 October 1995
Opening Date 31 October 1995
Last Date 4 November 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
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Setsuko Arakawa Actor Officer
Yumiko Ito Actor Irene Harding
Akio Miyabe Actor Herbert Robinson
Katsumi Muramatsu Actor McLeod / Williams
Isao Natsuyagi Actor Les Harding
Isao Natsuyagi Actor Les Harding
Chie Yuki Actor Harry
Chie Yuki Actor Harry
Isshi Yuki Actor Waiter
Isshi Yuki Actor Waiter
Robert Taylor Administrator
Robert Taylor Administrator
Ryusuke Hyakuno Assistant Director
Ryusuke Hyakuno Assistant Director
Kousuke Sugimoto Assistant Lighting Designer
Kousuke Sugimoto Assistant Lighting Designer
Kanako Hashimoto Assistant Stage Manager
Kanako Hashimoto Assistant Stage Manager
Mikiko Goto Company Manager
Mikiko Goto Company Manager
YAZ-KAZ Composer
YAZ-KAZ Composer
Makoto Sato Director
Makoto Sato Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Jill Smith General Manager
Shigeo Saito Lighting Designer
Shigeo Saito Lighting Designer
YAZ-KAZ Musician
YAZ-KAZ Musician
John Romeril Playwright
John Romeril Playwright
Tadao Nakane Producer General Producer
Tadao Nakane Producer General Producer
Junichi Umeda Producer
Junichi Umeda Producer
Jun Mano Production Manager
Jun Mano Production Manager
Magosoburo Yuki Puppeteer Comic
Magosoburo Yuki Puppeteer Comic
Makoto Sato Set Designer
Makoto Sato Set Designer
Kunihiko Ichiki Sound Designer
Kunihiko Ichiki Sound Designer
Norihiko Morishita Stage Manager
Norihiko Morishita Stage Manager
Akihito Kumagai Technical Director
Akihito Kumagai Technical Director
Keiji Sawada Translator
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 Tokyo International Arts Festival in October. This was possibly the first Japanese production of an Australian play to be performed in Japan
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme 21 Years of Hoopla! Exhibition Catalogue
Programme MIFA season
Report Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1995
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1995
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 28 February 2025
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 26026