Red Demon

Written by Hideki Noda Translation and Adaptation by Roger Pulvers British Adaptation by Hideki Noda and Matt Wilkinson A rice & beans theatre and Gokko Creative Society production A Firehall Arts Centre Presentation Performance license[s] of the play were arranged through Noda Map, Tokyo (facsimile number of Noda Map (81-3-3468-8027) What keeps us from embracing those who are different? Can humanity ever truly coexist without prejudice or discrimination? Hideki Noda's Red Demon explores themes of xenophobic fears of immigration and society's struggle with intolerance by telling the story of a creature who washes up on the shore of a small beach town where no one understands him. The darkly funny play illuminates humanity's behaviour in moments of intercultural conflict with all villagers speaking Japanese while the Red Demon speaks Spanish. Please Note: Red Demon is performed in Japanese and Spanish, with English surtitles. 日本語・スペイン語上演／英語字幕付き *Certain portions of the original play have been omitted for directorial reasons. **Unlike the original play, the Red Demon speaks a language that resembles Spanish.

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