Children's plays attract audiences, HCMC stage in peak season

Many theaters plan to perform new plays.

The play “Animal Rescue Station”. Photo: Provided by 5B Stage Representative

Nowadays, forms of entertainment that are both fun andeducational are a favorite choice of many parents for their children. Understanding this, many stages in Ho Chi Minh City have prepared many new plays to meet the needs of audiences who are families with young children.

At Truong Hung Minh Art Stage, Meritorious Artist Minh Nhi shared that the stage is preparing for the project "Fairy Tale", introducing the play "Princess Big Nose and the Kingdom of Meo Meo" (author: Vo Tin, director: Chanh Truc). To increase the intimacy, the stage prioritizes staging the play in a fun, cheerful style, sending a message about bad habits, which is lying. The stage is also heavily invested with more than 60 actors, costumes, scenery, and music to create a vibrant summer for children.

Idecaf Stage introduces the program “Once upon a time 36” with the story “Descendants of the Sun God” (author: Quang Thao, director: Dinh Toan) with the participation of 70 artists and actors such as Meritorious Artist Bach Long, Meritorious Artist My Duyen, Meritorious Artist Dai Nghia, artists Thanh Thuy, Hoang Trinh, Dinh Toan, Hong Anh, Quang Thao, Quoc Thinh, Tuyen Map...

Up to now, Idecaf stage has been famous for its plays for children through the program “Once upon a time”. This time, many audiences who are parents expect that the stage will continue to promote its strengths to create a play that is not only visually appealing but also highly educational.

The 5B Small Stage Drama Theater of People's Artist My Uyen also renewed the play "Animal Rescue Station" to perform for the audience, especially children, on May 30.

According to People's Artist My Uyen, although it is an old play, when it is renewed, the crew tries to find many new situations and new lines to meet the entertainment needs of children. In particular, to increase the attraction of the play, Small Stage 5B also prepares gifts of the White Fang tribe to give to children when they come to see the play.

Ban Mai Stage performs plays such as: Colora - The Glorious Land, Penny - O Me Ly, Rango - The First Journey, Tet Oh Tet, Mid-Autumn Festival - these are plays that were loved by children and have been renewed to be performed next June, especially on the occasion of International Children's Day.

Quoc Thao Theater said that the unit has completed the play "Na Tra Dai Noi Long Cung" to serve children this summer.

Many new plays, healthy entertainment for children

In the summer of 2025, the stage will have many changes, increasing the number of plays, more for children than last year. In particular, the stage will pay attention to new plays, renewing old plays - meeting the entertainment needs of families with young children, especially welcoming the number of young audiences in the summer.

According to People's Artist My Uyen, summer is considered the golden time to welcome young audiences to watch plays; currently, all stages are rushing to prepare so that the plays can be completed on schedule.

People's Artist My Uyen said that although staging a children's play is not as difficult as some psychological plays, which require the actors' acting skills, plays for children also have their own challenges. Among them, increasing interactivity, creating games so that children can both watch the play and connect and chat with the artists on stage is something that the theater pays attention to...

Source: https://ttbc-hcm.gov.vn/kich-thieu-nhi-hut-khan-gia-san-khau-tphcm-vao-mua-cao-diem-1018799.html