Name: Miss Tanaka
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Miss Tanaka

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Miss Tanaka is the beautiful and enigmatic niece of Broome’s former Number One pearl diver. Newly arrived from Japan, she captures the hearts of the town's menfolk, but is promised in marriage to two brawling pearl divers, but who will uncover this mysterious young woman's true identity?

Based on a story by Xavier Herbert, Romeril's play is a magical portrayal of the 1930s Broome, weaving an astonishing blend of folk tale, magic and spectacle as it races to it's wild conclusion. {{PlayboxLogo}}

Length in minutes: 0
Cast: 7 total
Roles: 2 female identifying, 5 male identifying
Themes: culturally and linguistically diverse
Cast age groups: 16 to 18, 18+
Audience age: adult, young adult
Publisher: Currency Press

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PRODUCTION HISTORY

AUDIO: INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT JOHN ROMERIL

MARGARET THROSBY, ABC CLASSIC FM, 9 OCTOBER 2013

Long before post traumatic stress disorder was a recognised condition, John Romeril's play "The Floating World" featured a main character clearly suffering from the condition - a man whose experiences as a PoW in World War II cause him to unravel whilst travelling on a cruise from Australia to Japan.

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