The Vietnam National Drama Theatre performed the masterpiece Romeo & Juliet in October this year. (Source: chinhphu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The latest and most outstanding plays of the VietnamNational Drama Theatre are being staged locally to celebrate the theatre’s 65thanniversary.
The special plays include Kieu, an adaptation of The Tale of Kieu byone of Vietnam’s greatest poets, Nguyen Du; Hong Lau Mong (The Dreamof the Red Chamber), adapted from one of China’s four great classical novels;the world masterpiece Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare and thewar-themed Bao To Truong Son (Truong Son Storms), which takes thesetting in the war-torn Truong Son trail.
The theatre received the coveted Labour Order, First Class on December 14.
Since its establishment in 1952,the Vietnam National Drama Theatre has releasedhundreds of plays, many of which won gold and silver medals in domestic andinternational competitions and festivals and became classical works ofVietnamese drama. They include Hon Truong Ba, Da Hang Thit (TruongBa’s Soul in a Butcher’s Body), Lau Dai Cat (Sand Castle), TaiBien (Accident), Ngheu So Oc Hen (The Stories of the Clam,Oyster, Snail and Mussel).
The theatre is also home to leading artists in Vietnamese drama, including TheLu, Song Kim, Truc Quynh, Tran Tien and Pham Bang.
It also hosts 25 people’s artists and nearly 60 meritorious artists, topartistic titles for living artists granted by the Government.
“The Vietnam National Drama Theatre will create plays on diverse topics, fromthe adaptations of the world classics to the works that touch the currentissues of today’s life, like corruption, traffic safety, family issues andeducation to serve the local and international audience,” said Deputy Directorof the Vietnam National Drama Theatre Pham Anh Tu at the awards ceremony onDecember 14.
The special plays will be staged at the theatre until December 22.-VNA
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The Vietnam National Drama Theatre performed the masterpiece Romeo & Juliet in October this year. (Source: chinhphu.vn) 
