What would you do if your wife and child were being held hostage? It seems that the only option for Mr. Ido is to accept his terrible fate. He is besieged by cameras and reporters, and the world is demanding to know how he feels. But as his personal tragedy is played out on screen, Ido decides to take control. A highly charged, tragic satire.

Legendary in Japan, Hideki Noda directed the first Opera in the country's New National Theatre and has garnered outstanding acclaim for his mould-breaking interpretations of Kabuki classics.