Phi Phung excels in the role of the tragic wife in "Wild Duck Village"

(NLDO) - This is a role different from artist Phi Phung's forte, making the audience love her more.

Meritorious Artist Huu Chau and Phi Phung in the play "Wild Duck Hamlet"

On June 22, Thien Dang stage attracted a large audience and gave long applause after the performance of "Xom Vit Troi" - a play by author Huong Giang, director Tuan Khoi.

Artist Phi Phung touched the deepest emotions of the audience when she transformed into the role of a woman with a tragic fate in a family where patriarchal ideology and male superiority are the roots of the breakdown.

In a role with not much dialogue but full of inner feelings, artist Phi Phung's performance is not exaggerated, but each action, look, and breath of the character expresses the resignation, helplessness and finally the explosion of a mother and wife who has lived her whole life in the darkness of inherent prejudices.

With a multi-layered emotional performance, artist Phi Phung takes the audience from sympathy to obsession - an obsession that does not come from the tragedy of the story, but from the portraits of millions of women in real life who have, are, and may be living in invisible "duck villages" that still exist in "male-dominated" families.

Artist Phi Phung in the play "Wild Duck Hamlet"

The role exceeded expectations and touched deep emotions.

Artist Phi Phung is famous for her charming, rustic, everyday comedic roles, but this time, she has surpassed herself to transform into a tragic role with unpredictable psychological depth.

The restraint in expression, the ability to subtly change emotional states, and especially the pained look that refuses to let go of her husband - a patriarchal, selfish man but also an inseparable part of life - made the role no longer a character but a feeling.

Perhaps few people could imagine that after the familiar laughter on stage and television, artist Phi Phung could bring such a cold image: A woman who endures her whole life but still never stops loving, never stops hoping and in the end the character rebels, stands by her son, accepts her daughter-in-law being born into a family full of "wild ducks".

A scene from the play "Wild Duck Village"

The June 22nd performance also recorded new changes in the cast, with Truong Ha playing the role of O Nam - bringing a sharp, graceful color; Thanh Khon playing the role of Vuong - full of energy and emotional depth; Ngoc Thuy playing the role of the jealous girl bringing drama at the right time but without overdoing the exaggeration.

Along with that is the participation of veteran and young artists: Huu Chau, Hoang Thai Quoc, Phuong Dung, Huong Giang, Huy Tu, Quoc Trung, Ngoc Xuyen, Ngo Phuong Anh, Trang Tuyen, Manh Hung, Xuan Pham, Mai Chi, Son Giang, Nhat Minh, Tam Nhan, Hoang Khanh and young actors of Thien Dang stage. All have contributed to creating a colorful, deep play, sometimes gentle, sometimes heartbreaking.

Artist Phi Phung plays the role of a loving mother, willing to sacrifice everything for her child.

Why does the play "Wild Duck Hamlet" always attract a large audience when it comes to Thien Dang stage? Because the play does not shout slogans, does not criticize men, nor does it glorify women. It puts everything in the flow of reality, so that the audience can reflect, confront and change themselves. And in that flow, artist Phi Phung stands tall as a character representing identity - a role that will be mentioned long after this performance.

She confided: "When I read the script for "Xom Vit Troi", I was really speechless. This role is quiet, contrary to my forte. But I like this character because the character does not cry but is in pain, pain that needs to be shared. And every show the audience cheers for the play, besides laughter there are also thoughts about the valuable life when gender equality is cared for and respected."

Source: https://nld.com.vn/phi-phung-thang-hoa-voi-vai-vo-bi-kich-cua-xom-vit-troi-196250623064826203.htm