Story · 9 October 2026

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland at the Barbican Theatre, London, UK

These photographs document Haruki Murakami's End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland at the Barbican Theatre in London on 8 October 2026. Billed as the first ever stage adaptation of Murakami's cult 1985 novel, the production was adapted by Ako Takahashi, who also directed and choreographed it. The pictures cover the staging at the Barbican, showing the performers and the production as it appeared on the night. Taken together, they offer a record of the work's arrival on stage in London for editorial use by publishers covering theatre, literary adaptation and the arts. The images are available to license on Fast Media.