The Garden of Words

T0632360646
Based on the Anime from Makoto Shinkai/CoMix Wave Films. Rainy season. Tokyo. Akizuki and Yukino are skiving. When a student and an older woman meet by chance, their mutual feelings of alienation draw them together. But the friendship that could save them might also ruin them. Based on the stereotype-defying Anime by renowned director Makoto Shinkai (your name.), this modern tale inspired by ancient poetry explores invisible disability, loneliness, and the moral line between platonic and romantic longing.

Author	Makoto Shinkai
Adapted by	Whole Hog Theatre

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Production details

World Premiere. Created and performed in London and Tokyo, this collaboration with Anime stage production specialists, Nelke Planning, brings together Japanese and British creatives to explore Shinkai's emotive animation through visual storytelling. Performed in English with occasional Japanese. Park200