Performance

Venue	Finborough
	Also: The Finborough
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	24th February 2015
Opened	26th February 2015
To	21st March 2015
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Sun Mats 15:00. Sat Mats 15:00 (from Mar 7)
Finborough (V199)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 17 Feb 15 - T01981185559
Date of change: 16 Jan 15 - T01981185559

Harajuku Girls

Work:: Harajuku Girls (S702177928)

On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for fun, fashion, and the fantasy of being someone else, but for Mari, Keiko and Yumi, their schooldays are over... In a race to escape from overbearing parents, stifling dead-end jobs and economic deprivation, they find their way to Kabukicho, a district of panty shops, love hotels and image clubs, where every aspect of the body and soul can be bought and sold. Only they can decide how far they're willing to go. As the three young women grow up and apart, they tread a dangerously fine line between empowerment and victimhood as they struggle to pursue their dreams, despite the obstacles that society and tradition put in their way.?

Author

Francis Turnly

Production:: (T01981185559)

Running time: approx. 2hrs including one interval of twenty minutes.

Presented by	Nicholas Goh
Company	Papergang Theatre
Company	China Dolls Productions (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director	Jude Christian
Design	Cecile Tremolieres
Costume	Cecile Tremolieres
Sound	Helen Skiera
Lighting	Sarah McColgan
Performer	Haruka Be (Mari)
Performer	Nomo Gakuji (Mr Okada / Mr Chiba)
Performer	Meg Kubota (Mrs Okada)
Performer	Kunjue Li (Yumi / Fumiko)
Performer	Elizabeth Tan (Keiko)
Performer	Sadao Ueda (Panty Shop Owner / Mr Narita / Mr Nakamura)

Listing:: L01015779325

Production details

Running time: approx. 2hrs including one interval of twenty minutes.

Reviews

Harajuku Girls review
03Mar15: Francis Turnly's play at the Finborough Theatre

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.