Young actors from the drama troupe The Gioi Tre will stage free performances to celebrate Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) -Young artists of the The Gioi Tre (World of Youth) Drama Troupe will offerthree new comedies to serve theatregoers during the Tet (LunarNew Year) holiday.
The shows will mark the troupe’seighth anniversary this year.
The featured play is Bao Gio Me Lay Chong (When Does MomGet Married?), a production by young director Ngoc Hung, with actors Diem Phuong,Anh Tu and Quang Tuan, graduates of the HCM City University of Theatre andCinematography.
Director Hung uses both Easternand Western styles to feature the play’s theme about urban women and social problems.
“Iwanted to direct plays on a stage filled with light and sound and visualeffects,” he said.
Hung, a reporter, theatre writerand director, knows how to dazzle the audience during and after performances.
“Astage is a channel for dreams. A director should be a mason building his ownhouse,” he said before the premiere of Bao Gio Me Lay Chong on January 14.
“I dreamed of owning a theatreeven as a student at university,” he said, referring to his migration to thestage in 2009 when he and his partner, a businessman, formed the troupe.
Hung has written and directedmore than 20 plays on different topics.
Most of his works, which arestories about urban youth, have helped young actors like Thu Trang, Hoang Phiand Tien Luat become popular among theatre lovers.
One of his highlighted plays, Chuyen TinhBangkok (Love Story inBangkok), has been performed 200 times since its initial show in 2014.
Though the play was about awell-worn topic, love, it brought new messages and included new concepts forthe theatre.
Thanks to his contribution, TheGioi Tre Troupe is one of the city’s leading private drama troupes, and is alsoa place for young actors to improve their skills.
The theatre has offered qualityplays and has been able to earn a profit.
“The Gioi Tre Troupe offersquality shows at only 30-50,000 VND per ticket to attract young audiences. Ibelieve in their future,” said Tran Thuy Giao, a fan of Hung.
Giao and her friends say theyenjoy serious plays about conflicts in life and love such as Dream Boys and Trai Yeu (Men in Love).
The comedy Bao Gio Me Lay Chong and other newplays will be staged every Saturday and Sunday in January and February at 125Cong Quynh Street in District 1.
The troupe will offer freeperformances for the poor in rural districts during the Tet holiday, which begins on February14.-VNA
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