Tōrō & Rose

Tōrō & Rose is a captivating play for those aged 4 to 13. It’s historical fiction where true events are dramatised through imagined characters and details. The performance takes us back to 1923, to the city of Yokohama and into a tiny shop that sells beautiful objects made from paper – umbrellas, parasols, lanterns and fans. The shop’s run by a young woman named Tsukoko, who’s something of a loner. Her closest friend is her pet dog Tōrō.  Then a terrible earthquake devastates Yokohama and Tsukoko’s shop is destroyed. However she’s able to rebuild after aid arrives from Japan and from countries around the world.