Sunshine's Rakugo Weblog!

Sushi, sharp knives, and the sometimes rocky road to success. Sunshine here with a short Rakugo episode. Since today’s episode is tangentially about Sushi we...

The advertising council of Japan began their annual ad campaign on Japanese television, radio and newspapers and it was a great honour to be featured this ye...

On June 25th we had a fantastic event hosted by the Consul General of Japan, Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, at his residence. One note of interest, there is a ...

On Friday June 27th was held the opening reception for the G-20 Summit in Osaka. It was my great honour to be invited to act as MC for this reception. I had...

With our Broadway opening 99% decided (official announcement soon) Sunshine Rakugo Road Show began the other day in very cool fashion indeed, appropriately a...

The first and most important aspect of producing theatre is fundraising. This might seem surprising. Choosing a play, choosing a theatre, finding a director,...

So I am sorry there was a delay. We were going to begin in May but some interesting developments occurred. Now, in case you are wondering, a 6-month delay in...

So excited that Rakugo is coming back to Broadway - at least for four days! My Agency in Japan, the Yoshimoto Creative Agency, has generously produced a spec...

For the past two years I have been raising investment for our Rakugo projects in London and New York. People both in Japan and elsewhere are often surprised w...

Flying. I do that pretty well every week these days, sometimes more. Just going between New York and Tokyo I would say twice a month now. The more you get us...

Today I went to Brooklyn to visit our sponsoring partners, J-Collabo. Click here to see more about J-Collabo! Mr. Hitoshi Sagaseki and Ms. Sachi Shimoda had ...

Today I had a great production meeting with Mikiko, our scenery designer, and Poe, our production manager. Meeting is an interesting word - we didn’t meet at...

New York is a fascinating place with fascinating people. One of the most amazing experiences I had in New York came when I was preparing for my first run in ...

So this is three days into New Years and I haven't broken any resolutions yet. That's because I haven't made any resolutions. There is a saying in Japanese -...

No theatre happens alone. Even a one-person show like Rakugo cannot be produced alone. The key is collaboration. When on stage, you rely on the lighting and ...

Welcome to the countdown. This is my Producer Diary! In 100 days Rakugo will open off-Broadway. This is the final stretch of a long and eventful journey. He...

I have written before that Rakugo is remarkable in its universality - it translates so well, which makes it a rarity for a humorous verbal performance art. O...

If there was one thing I really debated and laboured over before presenting Rakugo for 3 weeks in London and 3 weeks in New York - which stories to tell. The...