Oni

Mochinosha Puppet Company—245 McDermot

Warning #1: You need to climb 75 steep steps to get to this venue (that’s four tall storeys); I witnessed a number of people who took breaks in the middle.

Warning #2: If you don’t like coarse language with graphic references to sex and genitals, you should avoid this show. If you’re ok with the forgoing, you’re in a for a fun time and a cute show.

The shadow puppet presentation isn’t as slick as it can be, but it’s enjoyable enough. All of the stories are absurd, but that just adds to the humour of the situation.

Half of the narration comes in Japanese, but you won’t have any trouble interpreting the folk tales.

Ray Yuen