Makoto Shinkai’s The Garden of Words Anime Film Gets Global Stage Play Adaptation
On this day in 2013 — before he would go on to create Your Name., Weathering With You and Suzume — Makoto Shinkai unveiled The Garden of Words, a short anime film that left a significant mark on viewers’ hearts and his directorial career. But today isn’t just a notable anniversary for this seminal work: it’s also a big announcement day, as the award-winning drama is officially heading to the stage in both Japan and the United Kingdom!
Whole Hog Theatre’s Alexandra Rutter, whose body of work includes the first stage adaptation of Princess Mononoke, is leading the Anglo-Japanese production on both sides. Performances will run in London across August and September later this year with a local cast, followed by performances in Tokyo starting in November.
新海誠監督作品『#言の葉の庭』
公開から10周年となる2023年、
英日連携企画として、初の舞台化が決定！舞台『言の葉の庭～The Garden of Words～』
■東京公演
2023年11月
出演：岡宮来夢・谷村美月 他※ロンドン公演は2023年8月・9月に現地キャストにより上演https://t.co/NMkYoWm4CO pic.twitter.com/PH13bpxoo2
— 舞台『言の葉の庭～The Garden of Words～』 (@tgow_stage) May 31, 2023
Furthermore, Kurumu Okamiya and Mitsuki Tanimura have been cast as Takao Akizuki and Yukari Yukino, respectively, for the Japanese production.
Kurumu Okamiya
Mitsuki Tanimura
Source: Comic Natalie
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