- Yuya Nishida
Nishida was born in Tokyo in 1993 and raised in Toyama. He is the president of Gekidan Furosya, a playwright and director, and the artistic director of KAIKA.
Nishida holds a master’s degree from Kyoto University. Alongside his creative work, he also conducts research on Harold Pinter’s playwriting techniques. He attended the Murinkan theater school program in 2021 and went on to join the Seinendan theater company. He is also a member of the Nishibi Project. His major awards include Best Director at the 2021 Kansai Theater Festival, Award for Excellence at the 2022 Young Directors Competition, and Best Director and the Audience Award at the 2024 Theater Artists Competition. He was also selected as a Saison Fellow (Category I) for 2025–26 by the Saison Foundation.
Official Program
“Dark Comedy”
Yuya Nishida／Gekidan Furosya
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Date and Time
Sep. 18 (Fri) 19:00
Sep. 19 (Sat)12:00, 17:00
Admission Fee
【All seats unreserved (with reference number)】
Advance Tickets: ¥3,500
Same-day Tickets: ¥4,000
Advance Tickets U25/Student/Disabled Discount: ¥2,500*
Same-day Tickets Disabled Discount: ¥3,000*
U18 for advance and same-day: Free* (Reservation required)
Uzumaku Pass: ¥1,000
*Please show proof on the day of the event
Others: Free admission for accompanying caregivers, Clap Mates
Exploring new possibilities of happiness for people living in parallel worlds.
This production, inspired by the conspiracy-minded thinking that pervades our increasingly divided society, marks a new creative frontier for Yuya Nishida and his theater company, Gekidan Furosya. Arising out of their insight that conspiracy theories are mechanisms for understanding the world by connecting the “dots” of various phenomena into meaningful “lines”—that is, narratives—the play depicts people living within parallel worlds born out of their own distinct narratives.
Set in the fictional town of Gowokumachi and interweaving stories of long-separated twins, the rise and fall of a local sports team, and conflicts surrounding a mayoral election, the play explores what constitutes happiness for people inhabiting different worlds. As the latest entry in the troupe’s Collective Violence Series, which tackles themes such as tradition, power, ownership, and obsession, this comedic play illuminates our dark, uncertain times with both irony and poignancy.
Be sure to check out the latest production from the award-winning and ever-evolving Gekidan Furosya!
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Performers
- Kenshiro Niguruma, Chiaki Murata, Taiga Nagabuchi, Takuma Morioka (REITOU USAGI), Koki Moriwaki, Nagisa Yoshida
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Staff
- Dramaturg: Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Fukiko Okada(Department of Performing Arts, Kyoto University of the Arts)
Set Design: Ayami Sasaki
Light: Asako Miura
Sound: Takenori Sato
Set Construction: Kanako Takekoshi
Stage Manager: Tomo Wakita
Assistant Director: Yuka Uehara, Toko Murata,Takuto Sakurai
Production Management: Miuzki Kakita(ROHM Theatre Kyoto)
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Accessibility
・Wheelchairs accommodated
・Free entrance for aide
・Childcare services
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Credits
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Produced by ROHM Theatre Kyoto
Supported by Japan Creator Support Fund
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- Gekidan Furosya
Yuya Nishida founded this theater company at Osaka University in 2015. Since 2022, it has been based in Kyoto as an associate company of KAIKA. It is characterized by a comical yet grotesque style that portrays the distorted human dynamics of contemporary society. In recent years, the company has been working on its Collective Violence Series—set in closed, insular communities—while also developing an experimental framework in the FLOW Series. Their major awards include the Excellence Award and Audience’s Choice Award at the 2nd Kansai Drama Awards, the HOPE Award at the 1st Japan Midori no Yubi Performing Arts Awards, and the Audience Award at the 15th Sengawa Theatre Drama Competition.
