Nominated for the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024 for Best Off-West End Production
George Takei’s ALLEGIANCE is playing at the West End’s Charing Cross Theatre for it’s European run after a triumphant Broadway run.
Inspired by the life story of renowned actor and activist George Takei, the UK premiere of the uplifting Broadway Musical, ALLEGIANCE, follows the story of the Kimura family and their struggles in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In a world ravaged by the effects of war, ALLEGIANCE reveals the courage and loyalty of family in a time of great injustice as 120,000 Japanese Americans are forced into internment camps, testing the power and resilience of the human spirit.
Sam Kimura (Telly Leung) believes enlisting is the way to demonstrate his patriotism and win the freedom of his people. His sister Kei (Aynrand Ferrer) sides against him and joins the resistance movement in the camp. Soon the political conflict is mirrored within the Kimura family, leading brother and sister down starkly different paths as they decide where their allegiance lies.
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Inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who also stars in the musical, the story follows the Kimura family in a time of great injustice as 120,000 Japanese Americans are forced into internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.
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Approx 2 hours 20 minutes, incl interval
Lorenzo Thione and Jay Kuo (Creators), Marc Acito (Book Author), Tara Overfield Wilkinson (Director and Choreographer)
Age Guidance: 10+
