VietNamNet Bridge – Underprivileged children will enjoy shows performed by artists from the Viet Nam Youth Theatre every Saturday of this month at the Thanh Nien Theatre on 37 Tran Binh Trong Street.

Charity event: A scene of Cau Be Khong Lo Lac Vao Hang Kien by Viet Nam Youth Theatre’s artists. The troupe will entertain underprivileged children from Ha Noi’s orphanage centres and vocational schools. -- Photo courtesy of Viet Nam Youth Theatre

The shows include Cau Be Khong Lo Lac Vao Hang Kien (Giant Boy Lost In Ant Cave), De Men Phieu Luu Ky (The Adventures Of A Cricket) and Ong Lao Danh Ca Va Con Ca Vang (Fisherman And A Golden Fish).

The audience will comprise children who live in orphanage centres and study at vocational schools around Ha Noi.

“We hope we can help underprivileged children become more confident and integrate with the community,” director Bui Nhu Lai said.

“It is not easy for these children to watch shows at a theatre. The Youth Theatre-designed charity programme, which is being funded by organisations and individuals, is aimed at making children happy on the occasion of International Children’s Day on June 1.”

The new show Cau Be Khong Lo Lac Vao Hang Kien that debuted last month conveys a message to young children. It is the story of a boy who prefers pleasure to work and is captured by an ant family. During his time spent with the ants, the boy learns several lessons which change him for the better.

The 70-minute play De Men Phieu Luu Ky was adapted from the children’s book of the same-name by the popular late writer To Hoai in 1941.

The work portrays the interesting adventures and lives of crickets and their interactions with the insect world around them. These brave creatures overcome many difficulties, all the while dreaming of peace and justice.

The play provides interesting lessons on humanity for children and for an older audience.

Fisheman and A Golden Fish, staged by German director Dominik Gunther for the Youth Theatre in 2015, combines a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm with a popular story in Viet Nam.

During the shows, the underprivileged children will participate in games created by the artists. They will also be presented gifts.

The charity shows will be held in the central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Binh and in Hue and in Da Nang cities from May 21 to June 5.

VNS