In collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh

We are delighted to have Noriko Tosaka, a designated teacher of Kristin Linklater Voice and a former actor at Takarazuka Revue from Japan.

Thanks to considerable support from Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation and the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh, Orkney Japan Association and Noriko had an opportunity to present a theatre performance ‘A Thousand Cranes’ by Kathryn Schultz Miller in Orkney this October.

A Thousand Cranes is based on the true story of a girl called Sadako Sasaki, a survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. In Japan, there is a legend that if you fold a thousand paper cranes, your wish becomes true. This story beautifully expresses Sadako’s innocent heart, friendship with her friends, and great sadness caused by war.

Tickets are free, but we would appreciate it if you could register for tickets in advance through one of the links below.

Saturday 8 October at Stromness Town Hall from 18:00
Orkney Japan Mini Festival – A Thousand Cranes – Stromness Performance – Kristin Linklater Voice Centre

Sunday 9 October at Orkney Theatre from 15:00
Orkney Japan Mini Festival – A Thousand Cranes – Kirkwall Performance – Kristin Linklater Voice Centre

*Doors are open 30 minutes before the times above. Performance will be approximately 2 hours.