Adapted and devised by the cast from the English subtitles of Hayao Miyazaki’s film, with translation assistance provided by Yuriko Miyake.
Performed at the AiiA Theatre, Tokyo, April 29 - May 6 2013 

The world’s first ever Hayao Miyazaki approved stage adaptation. Whole Hog Theatre bring the show to its home country, Japan.

The Princess MO Executive Committee (Dwango, Nippon TV Network, Nelke Planning, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo FM, Lawson, Entertainment Plus, Dentsu, AiiA, BS Nippon TV) in association with Whole Hog Theatre have announced that they are presenting a stage production of Princess Mononoke at AiiA Theater Tokyo, from April 29 to May 6, 2013.

‘We are extremely pleased to be able to announce further performances of Princess Mononoke. To be able to bring this production back to its home in Japan is an immense honour. We look forward to sharing this special show with even more audiences and celebrating the work of Studio Ghibli.’

Adapted and devised by the cast from the English subtitles of Hayao Miyazaki’s film, with translation assistance provided by Yuriko Miyake.
Performed at the New Diorama Theatre, London, April 2-6 2013 

We presented the world's first ever theatrical staging of Hayao Miyazaki's renowned animated film between 2nd - 6th April at the New Diorama Theatre in London.

Young warrior Ashitaka is a marked man. Cursed by a demon god while defending his village, he must leave his home forever to seek a cure. In the forbidding forests to the west, he is forced to reconcile the warring human forces and the animal deities of times past. In the midst of this bitter and bloody conflict, he meets the wolf god Moro and her human child San: Princess Mononoke.

Using giant puppets made from recycled materials, visceral, physical storytelling and original live music, Studio Ghibli's epic ecological fable is retold for the stage.

The tickets sold out within 72 hours, 9 months before the show opened at the New Diorama.

Reviews

"This is an ambitious and innovative production by a young theatre company which is clearly not afraid to take on big challenges."
Christopher Hong, The Public Reviews

by Choderlos de Laclos
adapted from PWK Stone's translation by Polly Boon and Alexandra Rutter

 

Our debut production as an official company packed up its petticoats and hit the road! Our unique adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' famous novel sees human pawns playing out their mind games on a giant chess board, with Laclos himself acting as arbiter of their lustful follies. Dripping with dry wit and shrewd observations, the production traveled to a number of theatres across the country to perform and run workshops in all things theatrical with GCSE and A Level students.

Reviews

"An absolute joy...an ode to the painful truth of the bitterness and joy of lust. Go see Whole Hog and be inspired."
Nick Perry, St Ivo's

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by Choderlos de Laclos
adapted from PWK Stone's translation by Polly Boon and Alexandra Rutter
Leamington Spa Council Chambers and Millburn House Studio February 2012

Our debut production as an official company. We challenged ourselves to take a complete novel from page to stage in under three months Our unique adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' famous novel saw human pawns playing out their mind games on a giant chess board, with Laclos himself acting as artiber to their lustful follies. Dripping with dry wit and shrewd observations, this production is being revamped in September 2012 as Whole Hog Theatre goes on tour.

Reviews

"brave and beautifully directed... there is a great future for the company"
Emma Jane Denly, yellowdrama

from 'Costanzo/Costanza' in The Facetious Nights of Straparola (Le Piacevoli Notti) 
by Giovanni Francesco Straparola 
Adapted by Polly Boon, Alexandra Rutter and Oliver Davis
Millburn House Studio February 2011

 

Following the original 1550s Italian fairytale, we used Pina Bausch's intuitive and self-exploratory approaches to find an 'honest' means of physical expression when dealing with the story's themes of gender identity and sexuality. This was our first collaboration with Junior Cunningham whose dance expertise helped to produce an unsettlingly claustrophobic, intimate piece of dance theatre. This piece was produced as part of a practical assessment for the University of Warwick's Theatre Department.

Reviews

"Beautiful in its arrangment.... subtly atmospheric... very impressive."
Dr Nicholas Whybrow