This is a review of four short Japanese VR theatre pieces, presented by Mashiro Small Theater under the title “Omnibus Performance Vol.1”. These four 15-minute plays were created by “amateur” (a term that needs completely rethinking) groups and performed in the Mashiro Small Theater on the virtual social platform, VRChat. The program was performed on…
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On Gregory Doran’s visit to Konan Women’s University to view Shakespeare’s First Folio
This is a short text I wrote in commemoration of the visit to Konan Women’s University (KWU) of Royal Shakespeare Director Emeritus, Gregory Doran, to view the Library’s copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Journey to the Centre of the Sun
A review of Les Naufrages du Fol Espoir by Theatre du Soleil.
Notes on the cyborg and the work of Stelarc
This article was originally published on London Theatre Blog on October 1 2006. An archive of that blog can be found here. Mamoru Oshii’s 2004 animation film Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the cyborg detective Batou as he tries to unravel the reasons behind a murderous robot revolt in the year 2032. The…
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