Stories of 鈥楾he Village鈥 coming to Shanghai
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A new production of the acclaimed play 鈥淭he Village鈥 will be staged at Theater Above next month.
Premiered in Taipei in 2008, the play tells bittersweet stories of people living in Taiwan鈥檚 military dependents鈥 villages. Speaking different dialects and practicing different customs and traditions, people of three generations long for their hometowns but have to start new lives in Taiwan. The play reflects both social transition and the changing environment in Taiwan.
Built between the late 1940s and the 1960s, the military dependents鈥 villages were intended to house temporarily the soldiers of the Kuomintang and their families who retreated from China鈥檚 mainland to Taiwan. However, they ended up becoming permanent settlements.
鈥淢ilitary dependents鈥 villages are unique to Taiwan,鈥 says Stan Lai, writer and director of the play. 鈥淚t is a story that will be forgotten if not told.鈥
According to Lai, the idea for the play came from Taiwan鈥檚 television producer Wang Wei-chung, who once lived in such a village. The play鈥檚 creators interviewed three families from the village and collected more than 100 stories depicting neighborhood life of the community.
Lai and Theater Above CEO Ding Nai-chu hope the play would bring warmth and faith into people鈥檚 lives under the shadow of the pandemic.
The original production was presented by actors mainly from Taiwan. The new Theater Above version will be performed by regular cast members of the theater. The play will be produced in repertory along with Lai鈥檚 other hit 鈥淪ecret Love in Peach Blossom Land.鈥
Date: November 13-December 6, 7:30pm (2pm on Sundays)
Tickets: 180-680 yuan
Tel: 6050-7009
Venue: Theater Above
Address: 5/F, 1111 Zhaojiabang Rd
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