From Tokyo to London: A wildly creative courtroom spin on Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov

Love in Action takes key events from The Brothers Karamazov set in 19th Century Russia and re-imagines the story in Japan with some new twists and turns as well as a new, unexpected ending. The drama centres on a family of traditional firework makers and the murder of a father seemingly by his eldest son after they fall in love with the same woman. The show will arrive in London after a 75-date tour of Tokyo, Kitakyushu and Osaka.

Acclaimed Japanese theatre maker Hideki Noda and his production company NODA MAP return to London this October with another re-telling of a literary masterpiece following their take on Romeo & Juliet set to the songs of Queen two years ago.

The cast of twenty-five includes some of the most prominent stars of Japanese entertainment, led by actor and member of J-pop group Arashi, Jun Matsumoto, Matsumoto will play the oldest son of the family and is joined by Eita Nagayama, most recently seen globally in last year’s critically acclaimed Japanese psychological film Monster, as the middle brother. Masami Nagasawa, best known internationally for her role in 2019’s action movie Kingdom, will play two roles including the youngest son. Also in the cast are Naoto Takenaka as the patriarch of the family and NODA MAP regulars Nozomi Muraoka, Nobue Iketani and Kazushige Komatsu.

Love in Action has been written by founder of NODA MAP Hideki Noda, who will also direct and appear as one of the main cast which he does in every production.

The London shows will be performed in Japanese with English subtitles

Tickets from £45