Jukai

‘I came to myself in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost’ Dante.

At the base of Mount Fuji lies a stretch of forest known locally as ‘The Sea of Trees’. Centuries of secrets lie hidden under the mossy earth, where rivers of lava have hardened over to form the cavernous forest floor. Thousands of people who have entered these woods have never been seen again. Some simply got lost. Others went in intending to disappear...

Theatre Temoin collaborates with Taiko drummers to devise a new piece which incorporates half-mask, contemporary theatre and Japanese traditional music to tell a story about straying from the path.

Addmission: £9.50 (£7.50 conc. £6.50 Suthwark residents and previews)