Hong Hac Theater's drama reading 'lights up' with new play

Realizing the response and demand of the audience for the plays Thien Thien (based on the short story Happiness is the same by Vu Hoi Nguyen and Xoa by Tang Song Nam) and Visa (based on the short story of the same name by Hai Mien), Hong Hac theater of "producer" Viet Linh has just announced that this form of drama will continue with the play Third-class Actor (based on the short story of the same name by Ly Lan) at 7:30 p.m. on July 2, at La Rotonde Saigon Cafe (185B Tran Hung Dao, District 1, HCMC).

The play Third Class Actor was written by Viet Linh, directed by Le Chi Na, with the voices of actors Phan Thanh Vinh, Bao Kun, Nhu Yen, Hoang Trung Anh, Dang Khoa, Hai Ngan; music by musician Vu Phuc An.

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In Third Class Actor , Dat - a backstage worker at a small theater, is puzzled when he sees a rich guest coming to watch continuously. On the third night, this guest asks Dat to deliver flowers to the supporting actress My Duyen, making the main actress dissatisfied. It turns out that the French-Vietnamese guest wants to hire My Duyen to pretend to be his daughter...

Hong Hac Stage experiments with the form of reading drama with the hope of spreading literature through listening and seeing. Because this form is still new in Vietnam, director Viet Linh has only now been qualified to implement it.

With reading plays, as the name suggests, the actors just read and the audience will "listen" throughout the story until the end; this enjoyment process evokes many associations from the listener's perspective. Director Viet Linh believes that receiving works in this form of play limits the "imposition" in enjoyment and perception of art compared to other forms, such as cinema or even in the theater itself.

"Pregnant woman" Viet Linh (left cover) and the drama crew of Hong Hac stage

La Rotonde Saigon Cafe on the day of the play Thien Thien 's premiere on the evening of June 4. The actors have their own space to read the play, separate from the audience's space. Throughout the play, in addition to the actors' voices, there are sounds from the play and auxiliary lighting effects.

The play was cherished by screenwriter Viet Linh for a long time, when she had been exposed to many international theater styles. It was quite "strange" to enjoy, but the play won the hearts of the audience from the beginning. And also in the play, director Viet Linh shared that it had been decades since she had performed again, even if it was just her voice.

On this occasion, "producer" Viet Linh also announced that the Flamingo Cinema Club has returned after a 3-year hiatus for many reasons. This time, the club will screen the unique Iranian film Chess of the Wind written and directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani. The film will be screened at The Coffee Lab (53A Nguyen Du, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) at 8:00 p.m. on July 5.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/kich-doc-cua-san-khau-hong-hac-sang-den-voi-vo-moi-185240627130937445.htm