Sputnik Sweetheart
Author(s):
Haruki Murakami, adapted for stage by Bryony Lavery
Company:
Arcola Theatre in partnership with the JAPAN Foundation
Running time:
1h 20min approx
Age recommendation:
14+ years
Sumire, a young Japanese writer who can’t find the words to write styles herself on Jack Kerouac and falls head-over-heels in love with Miu, a woman 17 years her senior. But when Sumire goes missing on a Greek Island, her best friend K’s search for her unearths more questions than answers.
Sputnik Sweetheart journeys through Tokyo, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and an intangible space of shifting realities. Murakami’s story is about doing whatever it takes to overcome loneliness and rest in certainty.
