Resident Evil Series Is Getting Its First Stage Play This October In Japan

Capcom announced that their Resident Evil series is getting its first stage play this October in Japan, featuring characters like Chris, Rebecca, and Piers. Inside Games gives us a brief summary for the story of the upcoming play.

 

The stage is set in a western Australia university, where a bioterrorism incident occurs. A couple of anti-bioterrorism members from BSAA in Chris and Piers show up to investigate, and they’ll work with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is currently working as a professor at the university.

 

A mysterious young man named Tyler Howard also shows up, but no one knows anything about him; however what he also seems to know the shocking truth behind the incident.

 

With the rapidly spreading virus and zombies approaching, will they be able to solve the case on time?

The Resident Evil stage play, titled Biohazard: The Stage, will take place this October at the EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo. It will be Capcom’s latest stage adaptation following previous ones in Ace Attorney and Sengoku Basara.