The Night Of Baba Yaga

A woman exiled from her homeland for her extreme violence is captured by a powerful crime syndicate and forced to serve as the bodyguard to their leader’s daughter.

Synopsis

One day, Yoriko Shindo, a young woman who channels violence as her joy of life, is abruptly captured and forced by a powerful yakuza syndicate to become the bodyguard of Shoko, the gang leader’s daughter.

Their relationship begins with hostility — but gradually, a fragile trust starts to form.

As pressure mounts, the two women decide to break free from the tightly controlled underworld that confines them.

What follows is a desperate escape that tests the boundaries of love, violence, and survival.

Theatrical Concept

A stylised, action-driven drama — emotionally raw, psychologically tense, and laced with deception.

1. Creating an Acoustic Space

This is a story about resistance — against a world that watches, judges, and controls.

We invite the audience to feel watched.

We construct an immersive acoustic environment, where sound itself becomes a narrative force.

2. How do we stage violence and threat?

The story includes extensive bare-handed combat, including a one-against ten fight.
We tests two approaches in parallel:

Puppets & actors
Actors only, using masks or sunglasses to distort identity.

3. Points to Bear in Mind When Creating the Script

・ Resistance to categorisation

・ The Elderly Couple’s Trick

・ Expressing a “40-Year Odyssey”
・ The Final Scene and Epilogue

These narrative challenges will be explored collaboratively during script.

This tense, visceral piece invites the audience to question what they see and believe.