VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Players, an English-language theatre group, will stage the comedy Shakespeare in Saigon by Australian director Cernarth Fox from March 15-17.

The Saigon Players, an English language theatre group, will stage the comedy Shakespeare in Saigon by Australian director Cernarth Fox from March 15-17. Photo from the group’s Facebook page

Directed by Rowan Standish-Hayes, the play is about a love story between David, a soon-to-be retired English literature high school teacher, and Thanh, a Vietnamese woman who visits David to learn English.

All profits from the three shows will be donated to the Saigon Children’s Charity, a non-profit organisation based in HCM City that provides direct support to disadvantaged children to ensure wider access to education in Vietnam.

The play will be staged at Minh Nhi Theatre – Koi Café at 26/6A Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in District 1.

Tickets cost VND300,000 and VND100,000 for students.

Source: VNS