Date: October 13-23, 2010
Time: Times vary depending on date – go to Pi Theatre website for more information.
Where: The Cultch 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC
A small Vancouver theatre company that is, in collaboration with Rumble Productions and The Cultch, putting on a play based on Haruki Murakami’s novel After the Quake.
About After the Quake:
In 1995, a disastrous earthquake hit Kobe, Japan and the Tokyo subway was hit by deadly poison gas attacks. after the quake is based on bestselling author Haruki Murakami’s stories about life in the wake of disaster. Click here for more information about Murakami.
After the quake takes its audience on a journey where magic and realism collide, in an exploration of disrupted reality. Junpei is a timid writer who enchants Sayoko, the love of his life, by conjuring up stories to soothe the anguish of her young daughter Sala, a girl who is having nightmares of the Earthquake Man. A talking bear makes the very best honey pies, and Katagiri, a bank loans officer, struggles to distinguish between what is real and what is not when six-foot Frog asks for help to fight off giant Worm for the future of Tokyo. Together, these stories explore the emotional aftershocks of disaster, and offer a message of hope and healing.
For a sneak preview of this production – click on the youtube video of a scene from last year’s production of the show: