Sad Fate

Written and directed by KIM Kwanglim

Produced by National Theater Company of Korea

Language: Korean

Age Restriction: Suitable for ages 17 and over

Dreadful wounds and guilt rooted in the follies of youth

Authentic liberation through courage

KIM Kwanglim, the author of the highly successful Please Come to See Me, presents a new play after a long break. It deals with trauma that each character suffers from and shows how they get over it by the course of reconciliation and forgiveness. The last concert scene which Yoonsuk, the main character, prepared for his dying wife will leave the audience with strong impression.

Synopsis

Yoonsuk who is running an electrical appliance shop maintains a loveless marriage with Soon-im whom he first met at his father's hospital where she used to work as a nurse. Meanwhile, Joosam, Yoonsuk's friend, scraped his dream of being a film director and now runs a ramshackle video rental shop. Yooksuk meets Hyesook, his first love, by chance and falls in love with her again while caring for his wife who is struggling against Parkinson's disease. One day, Soon-im visits Hyesook's cafe to see her...

Cast

CHOI Yongmin, KANG Shinil, NAM Kiae, RYU Taeho, PANG Eunjin, LEE Jungeun, JO Younmi, LEE Jongmin and KANG Kidoong

Director KIM Kwanglim

Director and dramatist

KIM has directed his own plays, including Dallajin Jeosung(The Other World is Changed) and Sarangul Chajaseo(In Search of Love) and other plays including Your Face is Beautiful, Dad! by KIM Mingi and Choon-Hyang! by Lee Sunsam. His main interest is to express the difference between practical reality and ideal social justice. He was the artistic director of the theatre group Yeonwoomoodae and artistic director of Seoul Performing Arts Festival. He is now a professor of drama at Korea National University of Arts.

Discount Scheme

• Youth under 24yrs and college students (ID required): 30%

• Korean-Air membership(Skypass) card holder (up to 4 tickets per person): 20%