Heat

Heat, a theatrical performance by Lynda Chanwai-Earle is a triangle of sorts between a Man, a Woman and a Penguin.

Sometimes extreme conditions push you to the extremes.

It’s 1999 and a husband and wife scientific team hunker down inside a tiny, tightly packed survival capsule on the Ross Ice Shelf, wintering over in the vast frozen Antarctic, accompanied by only web-cam, sporadic radio contact, the amazing Aurora Australis, and a colony of male penguins.

In what is a first for NZ theatre, and echoing the restrictions of survival in the Antarctic, Heat will be powered fully off-grid, from sustainable, low drain and renewable energy. Think wind turbines, LED actor-operated lights, and laptop screens.

Heat is directed by the award winning David O’Donnell, scored by recent Antarctic Fellow Gareth Farr, and designed by multiple Chapman Tripp award-winner Martyn Roberts.

Tickets available from Bats Theatre.