Shadow Necropolis
When one reads the painful daily news, one can't help but feel heartbroken.
When confronted with the state of the world, it’s easy to feel despair at how small we are.
If you carry those feelings, this story will surely resonate with your heart.
In 2024, it won three awards at the San Diego International Fringe Festival in the U.S. It has been performed in Japan, Canada, the UK and Sydney, Australia!
Dedicated to everyone who feels anxiety about living in the present world. It is a heart-pounding, thrilling, and deeply moving fantasy.
Story
Minerva, is a world-renowned hero in the dream realm known as the "Shadow Kingdom." However, in reality, she is just an ordinary elementary school student who feels powerless every day.
When her friend is kidnapped by Oizys, the Goddess of Anxiety, Minerva sets off to the "Shadow Necropolis" a graveyard city that even the inhabitants of the Shadow Kingdom never approach. Set in a spooky city inhabited by mysterious skeletons, an extraordinary adventure begins.
Awards
May 2024: San Diego International Fringe Festival. Winner of "Fringe of the Fringe," "Best US Premiere," and selected for Sydney Fringe exchange program.
August 2024: Edinburgh Fringe "Critics Pick" Award from the Edinburgh Horror Festival's Spookies.
Show Information
Written by Daniel Wishes
Directed by Seri Yanai
Music by Ian Laurence and Lika Takada
Production: Madoka Yamashita (doublet)
Japanese Voice Cast: Sakura Shiobara, Hatch Hatchel, Takuhei Kozu (Ryuzanji Company), Riko Takada, Kayo Tamura (GUMBO), Kenichi Mabuchi, Ryo Nishihara, Nono Miyasaka
Show Length: 60 min
Appropriate for all ages
The promotional manga for "Shadow Necropolis" is now available for free. Click the button below to read it.
*Currently only available in English.
Audience Testimonials
"The message about anxiety and the importance of the present... it really resonated with me." "I thought the idea of gratitude, forgiveness, and friendship being gifts was wonderful."
"The scene where anxiety disappears based on how you view things made me want to try it the next time I feel anxious; the strange story was packed with important lessons."
"The storytelling was fantastic and the direction was so diverse!"
