The Garden of Words Tickets
One rainy day in a Japanese garden, two people cross paths and find comfort in each other.This production is recommended for ages 12+
Performance dates
10 August - 9 September 2023
Run time: 1 hour 45 mins (including an interval)
Includes interval
2 reviews
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Takao and Yukari are escaping.Whilst seeking solace in a Japanese garden, an out-of-step woman and an offbeat teenager meet by chance. Social misfits with a shared sense of loneliness, the unlikely pair bond over classical poetry, shoemaking and bad cooking. But the heartfelt companionship that could save them might also ruin them... Based on the stereotype-defying Anime andnovel from world-renowned filmmaker, Makoto Shinkai (your name., Suzume), Japanese animation continues to make waves on the UK stage with this global premiere.
Special notes
Parent & babies performance: 24 August 2023, at 1pm.
Recent Reviews
We liked the staging, some of which was beautiful. Up in the circle we couldn't hear everything due to the close-up naturalistic acting style, which we also liked but which lacked the necessary projection at times. We also missed some of what was projected because of the angle at which we sat and because our focus was on trying to process what was happening on stage. We were a little confused about certain elements of the sub-plot so might have been tempted to give four stars if we had understood everything we missed. It was different, worth experiencing, the cast worked very well together and we never lost interest.
Expensive ticket for such performance…
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