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It was announced on 31st Jan that Shige’s “Sen, shoku” has been nominated for the “66th Kishida Kunio Drama Award”.
Also referred to as the Akutagawa Prize for theatre, the Kushida Kunio Drama Award is one of Japan’s most prestigious theatre accolades. First started in 1955, the award is organised by publishing house Hakusuisha annually and honours new playwrights for their work (published/performed in the previous year).
“Sen, shoku” is one of the nine works shortlisted, and the final selection will be held on 28 Feb.
( full shortlist under cut )