The Orphan of Zhao: Root of Revenge
04 Sep, 2018~
01 Oct, 2018
-
Venue
Myeongdong Theater
-
Genre
Theater
-
Show Time
Weekdays 19:30 ㅣWeekends 15:00ㅣNo performance on Tuesday
-
Tickets
R 50,000KRW | S 35,000KRW | A 20,000KRW
-
Duration
150 minutes
-
Enquiry
+82-2-3279-2263
Language Korean
* Chinese Subtitles will be provided on every Thursday and English on every Sunday.
Age Restriction Suitable for ages 14 and over
* Please ensure you arrive 30mins before the program time. The box office can be busy and you may need to queue.
* We will endeavor to admit latecomers at the first suitable opportunity, which may be the interval. For some Events late admission cannot be guaranteed.
* Re-entry is mostly NOT allowed. In an exceptional case of re-entering, you may be seated in alternate seat locations to avoid disruption of the performance.
* The discount on tickets will only be available when presented with the necessary papers or documents. Tickets have to be paid in full when they are not presented.
Winning 3 prizes including Best Production
at the 8th Korea Theatre Awards (2015)
Selected as ‘One of the Top 3 Plays of 2015’
by the International Association of Theatre Critics-Korea
Selected as ‘One of the Top 7 Performances of 2015’
by the monthly theatrical magazine Korea Theatre Review
“The greatest achievement for the theatrical world in a long time”
- Dong-A Theatre Award Grand Prize Commentary
<The Orphan of Zhao: Root of Revenge> returns!
The Orphan of Zhao: Root of Revenge, which has been acclaimed as one of the greatest plays and swept major theatrical awards, returns. To revive this momentous occasion, the play comes back to life with its original crew, including director Koh Sun-woong, who perfectly succeeds in pursuing both artistic value and popularity by infusing unique, witty lines into the solemn, original play. The actor Ha Sung-Kwang(Cheng Ying), highly praised for his overwhelming performance moving audiences’ heart, as well as many of the original cast and staff members, will also return. We are living in an era full of rage and revenge. If you want to realize the true meaning of a promise, do not miss The Orphan of Zhao: Root of Revenge.
Synopsis
Blinded by power, the general Tu’an Gu from Qin carries out a political purge to exterminate the Zhaos. Due to the violent hands of fate, the family’s doctor, Cheng Ying, is swept into the series of unfortunate events. He saves the Zhao orphan, grandson of Zhao Dun, and raised him as his son, Cheng Bo. Cheng Ying’s wife and child, however, are sacrificed in the process. Unaware of this, the general Tu’an Gu puts his trust in Cheng Ying and eventually adopts Cheng Bo as his son. Twenty years later, when Cheng Bo becomes old enough, Cheng Ying confesses this miserable past to Cheng Bo and asks him to take revenge on Tu’an Gu..
Originally written by Ji Junxiang
Translator & Dramaturg Oh Soo-kyung
Adaptor & Director Koh Sun-woong
Written by Ji Junxiang
Ji Junxiang was a Chinese writer who lived during the Yuan dynasty. The writer transformed the oral tradition of The Orphan of Zhao into a Chinese opera (Zaju). It is heard that Ji wrote six operas, but The Orphan of Zhao is his only work to be successfully transferred to contemporary theatre. Throughout the over one-thousand year history of the Chinese play, The Orphan of Zhao has been continually praised as “A world-class masterpiece of tragedy” (Wang Guowei (王國維), the greatest Chinese scholar of the 20th century). In Western countries, the story is nicknamed the “Hamlet of the East” and a variety of adapted versions are currently being performed.
Adapted and directed by Koh Sun-woong
Koh established the Theatre Workshop Mabangjin in 2005. He swept major theatrical awards in 2011 for his play On an Azure Day, a tragic story about the May 18th Democratic Uprising in 1980, which was reinterpreted in a more cheerful light. Being firmly grounded as the most prominent director in Korean theatre, he is beloved by both critics and audiences for his adaptations and direction throughout a wide range of genres. In 2015, Koh won major Korean theatrical awards with The Orphan of Zhao produced by the National Theater Company of Korea. He also directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
