ANNOUNCING THE UK PREMIERE OF MICHINARI OZAWA'S AWARD-WINNING 'OUR COSMIC DUST'

Full casting and creative team have been announced for the UK premiere of Michinari Ozawa’s award-winning Our Cosmic Dust, opening at Park Theatre on Monday 2 June and running until Saturday 5 July, with a press night on Friday 6 June. 

Meet Shotaro, a curious school boy who sets out on an adventure to find his late father among the stars. Behind him follows his mother, sick with worry and determined to bring him home. Along their journeys, they encounter a kaleidoscope of characters each with their own stories of love, loss, and the absurdities of life. Amid the poignancy, moments of humour and wonder remind us that even in grief, there’s room for laughter and joy. 

The 'Our Cosmic Dust' cast

Created by award-winning Tokyo writer and director Michinari Ozawa and translated by British-Japanese theatre maker Susan Momoko Hingley, Our Cosmic Dust is a tale that explores how we find guidance in others and solace in the cosmos – all seen through the wide-eyed perspective of a child. 

Naomi Downham, who is currently Casting Associate at the National Theatre, has cast the production. Returning to Park Theatre after his stage debut in The Garden of Words as well as recently starring in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is Hiroki Berrecloth in the role of ‘Shotoro’. Also returning to Park Theatre after 2016’s The Boys in the Band will be Ian Hallard (The Way Old Friends Do at Birmingham Rep, Adventurous at Jermyn Street Theatre, Closer to Heaven at Above The Stag) as ‘Orion’. The cast are completed by Nina Bowers (As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe, Girl on an Altar at The Kiln Theatre and Abbey Theatre, The Henry’s at The Globe Theatre) as ‘Tara’, Hari Mackinnon (The Duchess of Malfi at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Father and The Assassin at National Theatre, The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare’s Globe) as ‘Alastair’ and Millie Hikasa (Seal Boy with Evol Productions, The Ocean at the End of the Lane with National Theatre Productions, Jack Absolute Flies Again with National Theatre) as ‘Usami’, all of whom are making their Park Theatre debuts.