UK actor and playwright Michael Mears joins Seek Sustainable Japan to
share insights about his latest play called THE MISTAKE - a two person
performance telling stories connected to the nuclear bombings of
Hiroshima 80 years ago.
https://michaelmears.org/
Arcola theatre about THE MISTAKE: A powerful reflection on the decisions
that changed the course of history and the human cost that followed.
In the 80th anniversary year of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings,
this is urgent, unforgettable theatre.
https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/themistake2025/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6_szLiCp5s
An important play about nuclear weapons and the nuclear bombing of
Hiroshima.
play description:
"Shigeko Nomura is a young woman living in war-time Hiroshima.
Leo Szilard is a Hungarian scientist and ‘father of the atomic bomb’.
Paul Tibbets is the American pilot chosen to fly the plane that drops
the bomb.
At 8.15am on a Monday morning in August, their lives become fatally and
forever entangled."
https://michaelmears.org/the-mistake-a-new-play-about-the-day-the-world-changed-forever/
Michel Mears will be performing a bilingual version of THE MISTAKE in
Tokyo, Hiroshima and Tottori in September this year.
Contribute to their crowdfunding campaign.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/taking-my-play-the-mistake-to-japan-in-september