Anti-Nuclear Hiroshima play THE MISTAKE backstories chat with creator Michael Mears before Japan Tour

02/09/2025 59 min Temporada 1 Episodio 179
Anti-Nuclear Hiroshima play THE MISTAKE backstories chat with creator Michael Mears before Japan Tour

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UK actor and playwright Michael Mears joins Seek Sustainable Japan to share insights about his latest play called THE MISTAKE - a two person performance telling stories connected to the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima 80 years ago. https://michaelmears.org/Arcola theatre about THE MISTAKE: A powerful reflection on the decisions that changed the course of history and the human cost that followed.In the 80th anniversary year of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, this is urgent, unforgettable theatre.https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/themistake2025/Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6_szLiCp5sAn important play about nuclear weapons and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.play description:"Shigeko Nomura is a young woman living in war-time Hiroshima.Leo Szilard is a Hungarian scientist and ‘father of the atomic bomb’.Paul Tibbets is the American pilot chosen to fly the plane that drops the bomb.At 8.15am on a Monday morning in August, their lives become fatally and forever entangled."https://michaelmears.org/the-mistake-a-new-play-about-the-day-the-world-changed-forever/Michel Mears will be performing a bilingual version of THE MISTAKE in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Tottori in September this year. Contribute to their crowdfunding campaign. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/taking-my-play-the-mistake-to-japan-in-september

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