Oppenheimer

English Noh Theatre, September - October, 2015

Oppenheimer Blog

1. The Bodhisattva of Compassion 14 JUL 2015 “When I told a friend that I was writing a play about Hiroshima, her response was, “Why write yet another work about Hiroshima..”.

2. Oppenheimer rehearsal Japan 30 JUL”Between 17 and 24 June I visited Japan to rehearse with Richard Emmert, Akira Matsui and John Oglevee …

3. Fudô Myô-ô 14 AUG “Images of Fudô Myô-ô are commonly encountered by the Henro pilgrim walking in Shikoku …

4. Oppenheimer plot summary 17 AUG “Oppenheimer traces the spiritual journey of Robert J Oppenheimer from tormented ghost to agent of redemption …”

5. FOXES AND KARMA 28 AUG “At the heart of Oppenheimer lies the story of Baizhang (or to give him his Japanese name, Hyakujo) and the fox…”

6. The Dalai Lama on Emptiness, Relativity and Quantum 5 SEP “In Oppenheimer I draw a parallel between an old priest who becomes a fox in the story of Baizhang/Hyakujo and the fox, and Oppenheimer's becoming a tormented ghost …”

7. Oppenheimer Flyer 5 SEP “Here is the flyer for our upcoming production of Oppenheimer …”

8. Chorus rehearsal and Kitazawa-san's Oppenheimer mask 14 SEP “The main purpose of this blog is just to show some photos leading up to the production, which is now only a little over two weeks away.”

9. Immolation 24 SEP “It is now only two days until Theatre Nohgaku members arrive to begin rehearsals for Oppenheimer in Sydney…”

10. Contemporary Noh Drama (Stephen Jones)

Reviews etc

1. Oppenheimer, a Noh play in English,by Marie Sekiwa, Nichigo Press, 2 November 2015

2. カルチャー・アイ「英語能『Oppenheimer』」2015年11月2日

3. Oppenheimer, Nicholas Routley, Australian Stage Online, 4 OCT 2015 http://www.australianstage.com.au/201510017470/reviews/sydney/oppenheimer.html

4. The perils of emptiness overcome, RealTime Arts, issue 130, reviewed by Felicity http://www.realtimearts.net/article/issue130/12129

5. Oppenheimer – ‘Noh’ Play Has Its World Premiere In Sydney soundslikesydney.com.au 

6. Hiroshima revisited in stylised Noh drama Oppenheimer, SMH, reviewed by Peter McCallum https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/hiroshima-revisited-in-stylised-noh-drama-oppenheimer-20151004-gk0qiu.html

Academic Responses

1. Timothy Kazuo Steains. Becoming Mixed: Intercultural Engagement with Japan in Contemporary Australian Literature, Cinema, and Theatre, PhD dissertation. The University of Sydney, 2016.