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Vanishing Point x KAAT - Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey

Vanishing Point x KAAT - Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey
Date 22nd Feb - 1st Mar 2025 Price £15 / £10 concession. ALL tickets £10 for performance on 22 February Location Tramway View map Book tickets 0141 276 0950 0141 276 0950 Tickets subject to transaction fees: £1.50 online, £1.75 by phone

A Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre co-production, in association with Tramway

Performances 7pm on 22 Feb, 27 Feb, 28 Feb and 1 Mar 2025

A major new international theatre work based on short stories by the acclaimed author Haruki Murakami, featuring performers from Scotland and Japan, human and puppet monkeys, lurking shadows, stunning sound and Vanishing Point’s distinctive visual language. The show will draw audiences into the inimitable, dream-like domain of one of the world’s best-loved authors.

Co-created by Matthew Lenton (Vanishing Point) and Sandy Grierson, and performed in English and Japanese, with full dialogue captioning built into the stage design. 

“We are diving into Haruki Murakami’s beautiful and mysterious world. We chose these stories because, apart from their inimitable brilliance, they are open to interpretation and a springboard for artistic inspiration and expression. They are fantastical stories, yet with deep connections to pressing social issues and fundamental human experiences. On one level, Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey is a detective story, a thrilling ‘whodunnit’ set amongst the mysterious mountains of Japan and subterranean tunnels of Tokyo. On another, it is a sensitive exploration of human compulsion, redemption, and the search for one’s true self.” (Matthew Lenton)

CAST: Rin Nasu, Sandy Grierson, Satoru Date, Elicia Daly, Yuya Tanaka, Sam Stopford, Junko Kano, Aisha Goodman and puppeteer Ailie Cohen. 


ACCESS 
British Sign Language Interpreted.  

All performances will have English and Japanese surtitles which will be integrated into the production design

CREDITS
A Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre co-production, in association with Tramway. Presented in partnership with Dundee Rep and The Japan Foundation and supported by British Council (Connections through Culture), Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. Vanishing Point are funded by Creative Scotland. 


Image: Illustration by Chitose Kato