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Theatre adaptations by region
This is an index of theatrical adaptations organized geographically. For other adaptation taxonomies, see Adaptations by medium. For thematic indices, see Adaptations that resolve the glitch.
This index catalogs theatrical adaptations of A Complicated Surgery Will Take Place on the Beach Tonight organized by region. Theatre has emerged as the franchise's second-largest adaptation medium after manga, with sustained activity across every inhabited continent.
South Asia
- Kuwento ng Dalawang Puso: A Devised Theatre Work (Philippines; 2017–ongoing)
- Lhamo Adaptation Cycle (Bhaktapur, Nepal) (Nepal; 2021–ongoing)
- The Charity Platform (Punjabi theatre, 2018) (Punjab; annual)
- Kathputli performances (Delhi; multiple ongoing)
- The Healing Spiral—A Participatory LARP (India; 2022–ongoing)
- Chhatri (Rajasthan; 2019–ongoing)
West Africa
- Aladura Kekere—A Yoruba Travelling Theatre Adaptation (Nigeria; 2016–ongoing)
- Griotic Surgery cycles (Senegal/Mali; oral tradition)
- Umkhosi Wezimpulelo: A Township Theatre Piece (South Africa; 2014)
- Accra adaptations of Beach Surgery (Ghana; multiple)
Middle East and North Africa
- Safwa at-Tajdeed: A Radio-Theatre Adaptation (Egypt; 1989–1990) [disputed]
- Karagöz Döngüsü: The Shadow-Puppet Recurrence (Turkey; 2012–ongoing)
- Persian Ta'zieh adaptations (Iran; multiple)
East and Southeast Asia
- Japanese Noh and Butoh cycles (Japan; multiple)
- Senakulo and ritual adaptation (Philippines; seasonal)
- Balinese wayang shadow-puppet (Indonesia; community performances)
- Taiwanese adaptations of Beach Surgery (Taiwan; experimental theatre)
Latin America
- Argentine and Chilean experimental theatre (Argentina/Chile; multiple)
- A Cicatriz Se Abre (Brazilian Teatro Experimental) (Brazil; 2015)
- Mexican lucha libre spectacle & Day-of-the-Dead installations (Mexico; participatory)
Europe
- Polish Radio adaptations of Beach Surgery (Poland; 2010–present)
- Eastern European puppet & stop-motion film (Georgia, Poland, Czech Republic; multiple)
Australia and Oceania
- Aboriginal Australian adaptations of Beach Surgery (Australia; multiple)
- Koru Cicatrice — A Māori-Samoan Tapa Cloth Collaborative and Oral Archive (Aotearoa/New Zealand; ongoing)
Cross-regional trends
Recurring formal choices include participatory and immersive frameworks, the staging of the three injuries as choreographic sequences rather than narrative events, and the use of frequency or sonic resonance as structural principle instead of dialogue.