New Earth Theatre today announce the cast for Tsunagu/Connect Live, created by Kumiko Mendl and Kazuko Hohki.
This theatre production was developed in response to an oral history project launched in 2020, that conducted over 30 interviews with Japanese women living in the UK.
Tsunagu/Connect Live is an immersive, promenade performance using the exhibition as a set for a kaleidoscopic journey across continents and decades, inspired by the interviews running at Shoreditch Town Hall, 23 – 30 April.
The ensemble cast includes Tomoko Komura, Meg Kubota, Yuki Sutton and You-Ri Yamanaka. They will all be taking on multiple roles.
The creative team includes: Kumiko Mendl, Co-creator, Kazuko Hohki, Co-creator, TK Hay, Designer, Stewart Melton, Dramaturg and Contributing Writer, Nao Nagai, Lighting Designer, Tingying Dong, Sound Designer, Sachi Kimura, Movement Director, Anna Smith, Production Manager, Zoe Smith, Stage Manager.
