Drama staged to celebrate Vietnam, France diplomatic ties

A play by French director Caroline Guila Nguyen will be performed at Ben Thanh Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City on September 21-22, announced French Consul General to the city Vincent Floreani.
Drama staged to celebrate Vietnam, France diplomatic ties ảnh 1A scene of the "Saigon" play (Source: thegioitiepthi.vn)

HCM City (VNA) – A play by French director Caroline Guila Nguyen will beperformed at Ben Thanh Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City on September 21-22, announcedFrench Consul General to the city Vincent Floreani.

The playSaigon, which is performed by 11 French, Vietnamese and overseas Vietnameseartists, is part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomaticrelations between Vietnam and France (April 12, 1973 - 2018).

At apress conference held on September 11, Floreani said that “Saigon” was asuccess at the Avignon Theatre Festival in the summer of 2017 and won the warmresponse of audiences at prestigious theatres all over the world.

The play tellsthe stories of French and Vietnamese people which spanned 40 years from1956-1996.

Itreflected the Vietnamese society in 1956 when the last French left Saigon, nowHCM City, and in 1996 when overseas Vietnamese were allowed to visit theirhomeland after many years.

On theoccasion, 300 tickets of the play were presented to students learning Frenchlanguage.

DirectorCaroline Guiela Nguyen was born to a Vietnamese mother and a French father. She received the honour Chevalier des Artset des Letters (Knight of Arts and Letters) in2016 and was nominated for Moliere Awards in 2015 and 2018 for her works “Ellebrule” and “Saigon”.-VNA

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