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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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....

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

Today I had a great production meeting with Mikiko, our scenery designer, and Poe, our production manager. Meeting is an interesting word...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...