Oct 8 – Oct 18 | Firehall Theatre

Red Demon

Running Time: 1hr40mins approx. + intermission

Written by Hideki Noda
Translation and Adaptation by Roger Pulvers
British Adaptation by Hideki Noda and Matt Wilkinson
A rice & beans theatre and Gokko Creative Society production
A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation

Performance license[s] of the play were arranged through Noda Map, Tokyo (facsimile number of Noda Map (81-3-3468-8027)

What keeps us from embracing those who are different? Can humanity ever truly coexist without prejudice or discrimination? Hideki Noda's Red Demon explores themes of xenophobic fears of immigration and society's struggle with intolerance by telling the story of a creature who washes up on the shore of a small beach town where no one understands him. The darkly funny play illuminates humanity's behaviour in moments of intercultural conflict with all villagers speaking Japanese while the Red Demon speaks Spanish.

Please Note: Red Demon is performed in Japanese and Spanish, with English surtitles. 日本語・スペイン語上演／英語字幕付き

*Certain portions of the original play have been omitted for directorial reasons.
**Unlike the original play, the Red Demon speaks a language that resembles Spanish.

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Event Details

Showtimes

Tuesdays – 7:30PM (Twenty Tuesday – $20)

Wednesdays – 1PM (PWYC) & 7:30PM

Thursdays – 7:30PM

Fridays – 7:30PM

Saturdays – 3PM & 7:30PM

Sundays – 3PM

Special Performances

Twenty Tuesdays – Tuesday 7:30 pm | $20 tickets

Pay-What-You-Can Matinee – Wednesday 1 pm

Previews: October 8th

Opening Night: Friday, October 9th

Talkback: Thursday, October 15th

Ticket Prices

Centre $39

Sides $32

Student/Senior $30

Tuesdays 7:30pm $20

Wednesdays Matinees PWYC

Credits

Directed by: Mayumi Yoshida
Performances by: Pedro Chamale, Sarah Tsukishima, Ryo Mishima, Keisuke Abe
Video and Surtitle Designer: Andie Lloyd
Composer and Sound Designer: Anju Singh
Set & Props Designer: Megan Lane
Costume Designer: Alaia Hamer
Stitcher: Halley Fulford
Lighting Designer: Alexandra Caprara
Stage Manager: Agnes Hui
Assistant Stage Manager: Asuka Otaki
Co-Surtitle Designer and Surtitlist: Tiffany Au
Production Manager: Jamie Sweeney
Technical Director: Jessica Han
Community Ambassadors: Yutaro Narihara and Karter Masuhara

Special Thanks to the following individuals and organizations for your support:

  • Shelagh White
  • Playwrights Theatre Centre
  • Ocean Legacy
  • Savage Society
  • Corporeal Imago Performing Arts
  • re:Naissance Opera
  • Kris Neufeld
  • Eli Morris
  • Nach Dudsdeemaytha
  • Luna
  • UBC Prop Shop (Amanda Larder)
  • Continuum Coffee Roasters
  • Kisyuu Calligraphy
  • Théâtre la Seizième
  • Jeremy Baxter at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

Warning

This performance contains haze and strobe lights.

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Red Demon

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