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The moment I knew: after my mum lost everything in Japan’s tsunami, Trent showered her with tiny kindnesses

The Guardian UK Saturday 01 August 2026, 20:00 UTC By Sachie Mikawa, as told to Rosamund Brennan 1 min read
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The cabaret performers met while on tour in Canada. But it wasn’t until her new partner befriended her mother that Sachie realised how thoughtful he wasFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesI met Trent in 2012 in a car park in Winnipeg. We were handing out flyers on the Canadian fringe circuit.

The cabaret performers met while on tour in Canada. But it wasn’t until her new partner befriended her mother that Sachie realised how thoughtful he was

I met Trent in 2012 in a car park in Winnipeg. We were handing out flyers on the Canadian fringe circuit. I was wearing a pink tutu for my contemporary clown show and Trent was in the tight black suit of his vaudeville character the Birdmann. We barely spoke but I had this strange feeling, almost as if I should avoid him – a feeling I sometimes get around people who go on to become important in my life.

Backstage at the next festival in Edmonton, Trent kept trying to give me liquorice but I don’t like it. I wasn’t sure why he was paying me so much attention, although I wondered if he was impressed by seeing me play trumpet in the show.

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