Performance

Venue	Lyttelton (National Theatre)
	Also: Lyttelton Loft
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	6th March 2020
To	17th March 2020
When	Mar 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 15:00
Lyttelton (National Theatre) (V374)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

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Date of change: 11 Oct 19 - T40467682
Date of change: 13 Sep 19 - T40467682

The Seven Streams of the River Ota

Work:: The Seven Streams of the River Ota (S4917)

Tracing survivors and their descendants across five decades, this giant theatrical journey through time and space explores the way in which a few kilograms of uranium falling on Japan changed the course of human history.

Author	Robert LePage
Author	Ex Machina

Production:: (T40467682)

First staged at the National Theatre in 1996, Robert Lepage's masterpiece returns to London for just nine performances. Presented as part of a world tour, this new staging marks 75 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses. Dialogue is presented in English, French, German and Japanese with English subtitles.

Producer	Chekhov International Theatre Festival Moscow
Producer	National Theatre London
Producer	Le Diamant Quebec
Company	Ex Machina
Director	Robert Lepage
Design	Robert Lepage
Director	Steve Blanchet (creative designer)
Dramaturg	Bibeau Bibeau
Music	Michel F. Cote
Sound	Michel F. Cote
Design	Carl Fillion (original)
Design	Ariane Sauve (adaptation)
Lighting	Sonoyo Nishikawa
Design	Keven Dubois (images)
Costume	Virginie Leclerc
Design	Claudia Gendreau (properties)
Performer	Rebecca Blankenship
Performer	Lorranie Cote
Performer	Christian Essiambre
Performer	Richard Frechette
Performer	Tetsuya Kudaka
Performer	Myriam Leblanc
Performer	Umihiko Miya
Performer	Audree Southiere
Performer	Phillippe Thibault-Denis
Performer	Donna Yamamoto

Listing:: L01703510593

Production details

First staged at the National Theatre in 1996, Robert Lepage's masterpiece returns to London for just nine performances. Presented as part of a world tour, this new staging marks 75 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. The performance will last 7 hours and includes two intervals plus a 45-minute dinner break and two pauses. Dialogue is presented in English, French, German and Japanese with English subtitles.

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Special Performances

21 Mar 20 Audio Described
22 Mar 20 Captioned

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.