HCM City to stage historical dramas

Six historical and legendary plays will be restaged this week by theIDECAF Drama Troupe in HCM City, as part of Mid-Autumn Festivalcelebrations around the city.

 

The plays include Tran Quoc Toan Ra Quan (Young Hero TranQuoc Toan), Trung Nu Vuong (The Heroic Sisters Trung Trac and TrungNhi), Dinh Bo Linh (Dinh Bo Linh-Founder of the Dinh Dynasty), ThanhGiong (Saint Giong), Son Tinh-Thuy Tinh (Mountain God and Water God),and Nang Cong Chua Di Lac (The Lost Princess).

The works all feature historic events and national heroes, and are aimed at young audiences.

“We wanted to encourage children and teenagers to learnabout the country’s history and theatre,” said the troupe’s directorHuynh Anh Tuan.

“Our performances are targeted to primary and secondaryschool students at a discount, with tickets priced at VND100,000 (nearlyUS$5) for upstairs seats and VND150,000 ($7) for downstairs,” he said.

The organisers will also present free toys to members of the audience.

Meritorious Artist Huu Chau and Thanh Loc, and skilledactors My Duyen, Hoang Trinh, Bach Long and Dinh Toan will continuetheir performance in the leading roles.

Dozens of dancers and puppet artists will also be featured.

Their performances will take place at Ben Thanh Theatre, 6Mac Dinh Chi Street in District 1, every Saturday and Sunday night thismonth.

The IDECAf plans to offer historic plays for more than 1,000students at primary schools next month. The tickets will be offered atonly VND15,000 each.

“We have received support from the city’s Department ofEducation and Training to launch our performances at schools,” Tuansaid. 

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HCM City to stage historical dramas

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