End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland review – Murakami’s marvel brilliantly brought to life

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Barbican theatre, London With a dual narrative set in Tokyo and a world of dreams, Philippe Decouflé’s epic production is as bewitching as its balletic unicorns How to stage Haruki Murakami’s epic, dual-narrative novel without leaving the audience in a muddle?

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:53:35 UTC.

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