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Sliding Away

Schedule
2026.08.07. Fri - 2026.08.23. Sun
Venue
Theatre East
On sale
tickets

OKADA Toshiki’s first theatre play as Artistic Director of the Performing Arts Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

OKADA Toshiki, new appointee as the Artistic Director of the Performing Arts Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (from April 2026), will perform his first work “a play by zombies that want to make a movie” at Theatre East from Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 23. OKADA continues to challenge the concept of theatre, and his capabilities are attracting attention from around the world. Alongside his ambition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre is taking on the challenge of updating the relationship between the theatre and the real world. OKADA’s latest work “Sliding Away”, which will premiere in May as a repertory work of the Hanover State Theater in Germany, is a new creation made with the performers and staff of the Japanese version.
The scene is the set of a zombie film where five zombies appear. They want to make a movie for zombies, a movie by zombies for zombies, and they ask us, the human audience, a number of questions. This is the asymmetry between zombies and humans. Who decides what is normal and what is human? What if the problem is not with zombies, but with us humans? Please pay close attention to their attempts which are full of absurd and clever questions.

I feel that theatre is still full of so much latent potential in terms of doing more than what existing theatres have already done. I have always had a dream of trying to draw this out even if its just a little bit. I want to create a new and tricky relationship between a theatre drawing out a new angle, the people in the audience, and between the theatre and reality, so I made a zombie theatre production that questions society.

Overview

岡田利規さんの写真/Photograph of Mr.OKADA Toshiki
(C)Kikuko Usuyama
OKADA Toshiki
TOMIYA Ayane　MOMOSE Yo　SHIMADA Momoi　ISHIKAWA Asahi　FUKUHARA Kan
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▲＝ Please note that cameras will be set up in the auditorium for video recording.

△＝ Audio Description service available for audience members with visual impairments (advance reservation required)

★＝ Portable closed-captioning devices available for audience members with hearing impairments (advance reservation required)

General Admission (Numbered Entry; Tax Included)
General

JPY 6,000
U29

JPY 4,500
U18

JPY 1,000
  • In consideration of the content and running time of this performance, we kindly ask that preschool children refrain from attending.
  • Tickets with age-based discounts are available in advance only through the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office (limited quantities available; valid ID required on the day of the performance).
  • We cannot provide a refund for the difference if you are eligible for an age discount but you purchase a general admission ticket. In addition, if you purchase a discounted ticket that you are not eligible for, then you will be asked to pay the difference at the reception counter on the day of the performance.
  • Visitors with a Disability Certificate or Mirairo ID can get tickets at a discounted price. Please check with the box office or the TMT website (Accessibility) for further information (advance application required).
  • Please contact  (03-5391-2111) before purchasing a ticket if you are a wheelchair user as there is limited space within our venue.
  • A hearing loop (magnetic loop) is available for some audience seats in this performance.
  • Performance information and other details may be subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.
  • The reserving, buying or reselling of tickets for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
  • We do not accept cancellations or changes once tickets have been purchased. This excludes where a performance is cancelled.
  • Please be sure to check for the latest information on our theatre’s website before attending.
Geigeki Members Priority Web Sale (First-come, first-served):
10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 6 – 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 12

General Sale:
From 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 13
The following measures are in place to help everyone enjoy the performance at their own pace.
  • Quiet space available in the lobby
  • Ear defenders available for loan
  • Lobby monitor area for viewing the performance
  • Re-entry permitted during the performance
  • Free seating areas available for changing seats or taking a break

It is planned that this performance will be done in a way that does not cause excessive tension or anxiety during it. The seating area will not be completely dark, and effects from sound and lighting will not be too strong.
If you become anxious you can borrow ear muffs, watch via a monitor in the lobby, or leave and re-enter the seating area during the performance.

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
03-5391-2111　9:00am to 10:00pm except for closed days
Organizer
Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Support
Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities（JAFRA）/ Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, Japan Arts Council
Planning and production
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre