The latest installment in the “Tiny Princess” series — part of HIRATA Oriza’s repertoire of children’s plays.

Trilateral Student Exchange through Theatre

Artist/Company
Professional College of Arts and Tourism [From Hyogo, Japan]
Date
Saturday, 11 October, 16:30-
Sunday, 12 October, 16:30-
*There will be a talkback after the performance on Saturday, 11 October.
Running Time
30 minutes
Venue
Shikanogokoro
Price
Adults: 2,000 yen
Student discount: 500 yen
under 18: Free
Language
Performed in Japanese
Surtitles
Chinese and Korean
Mobile subtitles
Japanese closed captions available on tablet
Synopsis開く

Tiny Princess from Tiny Kingdom and Big Prince from Big Kingdom made a promise to travel together to Kinosaki Hot Springs. However, Big Prince is afraid of earthquakes and says he doesn’t want to visit Japan. To ease his fears, they ask Dr. Wobbles, an earthquake expert, to teach them how to prepare safely and what to do when an earthquake strikes, while unraveling the story of how Kinosaki recovered from the Kitatajima earthquake disaster.

Cast/Staff開く

Written and Directed by HIRATA Oriza

Company's Profile開く

Professional College of Arts and Tourism (CAT) is a public professional college located in Toyooka, Hyogo in Japan. Founded in 2021, it accommodates a total of 349 students (as of 1 May, 2025). Students are expected to contribute to sustainable regional development, utilising what they’ve learned in the “Faculty of Arts and Tourism”, the only faculty in CAT, where they study both arts and tourism. CAT is the only public institution of higher education where students can learn both theatre and tourism at the same time.

A third of the total class hours are dedicated to practical training so that the students can learn how to apply theory into practice. CAT is equipped with a theatre that can accommodate 220 audience members and multiple fully equipped studios, which can be used for professional performance. The president of CAT is HIRATA Oriza, playwright, director and leader of Seinendan Theatre Company.