The play 'Wife' performs consecutively at Sejong Center and Daehangno Arts Theater

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[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The acclaimed play Wife will reopen immediately after concluding its performances at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in early next month, this time at the Daehangno Arts Theater Grand Theater.

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts premiered the British playwright Samuel Adamson's play Wife in Korea last year through the Seoul Metropolitan Theater Company's 'Creative Platform - Director' program. Wife organically and intensively explores how perspectives on women's rights and sexual minorities have evolved over time. The story of Wife begins at the end of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, which centers on women's liberation, and spans the years 1959, 1988, 2020, and 2042, illustrating how societal norms regarding sexual minorities have changed in each era.

Sejong Center plans to hold six encore performances from July 30 to August 2 at the S Theater. Tickets for the Wife encore performances sold out within three minutes of the start of reservations, confirming the public's enthusiastic interest.

Following the performances at Sejong Center's S Theater, the play will continue with the same cast at the Daehangno Arts Theater Grand Theater. Alongside original cast members Juyoung Lee, Yong Oh, Seokgwang Baek, and Hwan Jung, new members Jiyoon Son, Beomjin Woo, Gwangil Song, and Hyun Kim will join, promising a deeper and more diverse portrayal that will present a tightly woven stage among the characters.

Director Yucheong Shin has won major awards for his skillful direction that elegantly unfolds weighty social issues, including the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Play at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, the Best Director Award at the 56th Dong-A Theater Awards, the Best Theater Award at the 7th Edaily Culture Awards, and the 2019 'Best 3 Plays of the Year' selected by the Korean Theater Critics Association. Wife also won three awards at the 56th Dong-A Theater Awards held in January, including Best Play, Best Director, and the Yoonchon Rookie Actor Award. At the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards, actor Seokgwang Baek was honored with the Best Actor Award in the theater category.

Wife will be performed at the Daehangno Arts Theater Grand Theater from August 8 to 23, with ticket reservations starting at 2 p.m. on the 17th. Seating will follow social distancing measures in accordance with COVID-19 preventive guidelines.

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