Director Vu Phuc An adapted Nam Cao's short story "Chi Pheo" into a stage play. However, when it was performed on stage, the work was only "performed" using sound and voices, by the Loc Coc Leng Keng group.
Nguyen Hong Van plays Thi No, director Aaron Toronto plays Chi Pheo.
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Young people like Vu Phuc An formed this group with the purpose of using sound to convey the play. The words "Loc Coc Leng Keng" (Clang, Clink, Clang) "suggested" sounds. And those sounds, originating from the actors' voices and musical instruments like the zither, flute, pipe, and drums, became an entire world of characters, wind, birds, frogs, water, footsteps, broken glasses, fighting, and countless other sound effects... Therefore, "the audience doesn't depend on the actors' visuals, but lets their imagination soar, creating something new," Vu Phuc An shared.
There were only a few actors on stage, such as Meritorious Artist Huy Thục as Bá Kiến, Quốc Việt as Lý Cường, Aaron Toronto as Chí Phèo, Cẩm Linh as the aunt, and Nguyễn Hồng Vân as Thị Nở, but they captivated the audience with their very lively dialogue. Particularly surprising was Aaron Toronto, an American director of the film "Brilliant Night ," who had 30 years of exposure to the Vietnamese language, so he spoke like a native speaker. Although he spoke with a Saigon accent, he spectacularly switched to a Northern accent during the performance. He was so passionate about the play that he memorized his lines and went on stage without needing a script like his colleagues.
The audience listened in stunned silence, then erupted in thunderous applause. Many suggested that the theater group should perform regularly in schools, as one literature teacher pointed out.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-vi-kich-truyen-thanh-chi-pheo-185250326232458352.htm
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