NODA MAP will present −320°F at Sadler’s Wells this summer, marking the London premiere of its latest large-scale production.
Written and directed by multi-award-winning Japanese theatre-maker Hideki Noda OBE, the production runs from 2 to 11 July, with a press night on Thursday 2 July at 7.30pm.
Blending drama, dance and music, −320°F is performed by a 25-strong ensemble and jumps through time from the modern day to the Middle Ages and ancient history.
The story begins at a palaeontology dig led by a biotechnology professor, where the search for the mythical Angel’s Bone opens a door into genetic memory and prompts a journey through humanity’s past.
As science, ambition and belief collide, the production explores Faustian ideas around whether humanity’s desire for progress is ultimately creative or destructive.
Known for their visually bold, large-cast spectacles, NODA MAP previously brought Love in Action to London in 2024 and A Night at the Kabuki in 2022.
−320°F opened in Tokyo earlier this month and comes to Sadler’s Wells for the company’s longest run to date, ahead of further performances in Kitakyushu and Osaka.
The production is performed in Japanese with English surtitles and has a running time of two hours and 20 minutes with no interval.
Hideki Noda said: “I feel we are in a world where we’re re-confronted by some things human beings ought to have solved before. We have more of simplistic technologies. I think the Professor represents a kind of dilemma science technology has. Like in the field of medicine, there are things that could be improved to save people, but at the same time, there are also things we shouldn’t touch. To live with the dilemma of science technology is a theme of this play.”
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
