Shakespeare in Love (South Korean play)
| Shakespeare in Love | |
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| File:Shakespeare in Love (South Korean play).jpg Promotional poster | |
| Written by | Adapted from the screenplay by Lee Hall based on script by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman |
| Based on | Shakespeare in Love by John Madden |
| Directed by | Kim Dong-yeon |
| Music by | Ji-hye |
| Choreography | Song Hee-jin |
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| Date premiered | January 28, 2023 |
| Place premiered | Seoul Arts Center |
| Original language | Korean |
| Genre | Play |
| Official site | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 셰익스피어 인 러브 |
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| Revised Romanization | Syeikseupieo In Reobeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Syeiksŭp'iŏ In Rŏpŭ |
Shakespeare in Love (Korean: 셰익스피어 인 러브) is a South Korean play by Kim Dong-yeon adapted from the 1998 film of the same name. It premiered at the CJ Towol Theater in the Seoul Arts Center on January 28, 2023.
Cast and characters
Sources:[1]
| Character | Portrayed by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | Jung Moon-sung | Lee Sang-yi | Kim Sung-cheol | |||
| Viola de Lesseps | Jung So-min | Chae Soo-bin | Kim Yoo-jung | |||
| Fennyman | Song Young-gyu | Lim Cheol-hyung | ||||
| Lord Wessex | Lee Ho-young | Park Jeong-won | ||||
| Henslowe | Oh Yong | |||||
| Kit Marlowe | Park Jeong-won | |||||
Production
The play is produced by Shownote. It is directed by Kim Dong-yeon and produced by Song Han-saem. The script was translated by Lee In-soo. Ji-hye, Song Hee-jin and Seo Jeong-ju served as music director, choreography director and martial arts director respectively. Park Sang-bong designed the stage, Choi Bo-yoon took charge of lighting, while Do-yeon served as the costume designer in the play.[2]
Auditions for supporting roles and ensembles were held in June 2022.[3]
Shakespeare In Love became the first South Korean play of which ticket price exceeded 100,000 won.[4] The production company said that the price hike was inevitable, stating "The play is having its first run in Korea, so we had to create everything from scratch ― the set, lighting, costume and others. We had to bring most of the set props from outside of Korea because the play is set in the 16th-century Renaissance period, characterized by its extravagance and glamor. Due to inflation, labor costs have also gone up."[5]
Staging
It was staged at the CJ Towol Theater in the Seoul Arts Center from January 28 to March 26, 2023.[6]
References
- ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (December 5, 2022). "김성철·김유정 합류 '셰익스피어 인 러브' 1월 28일 韓초연 개막" [Kim Seong-cheol and Kim Yoo-jung join 'Shakespeare in Love' to premiere in Korea on January 28] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Na-yeon (January 27, 2023). "이상이·김성철→김유정·정소민 '셰익스피어 인 러브', 28일 개막" [Lee Sang-cheol, Kim Seong-cheol → Kim Yoo-jung, Jung So-min 'Shakespeare in Love' opens on the 28th] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (May 6, 2022). "연극 '셰익스피어 인 러브' 내년 1월 초연…6월 오디션" [The play 'Shakespeare in Love' premieres next January... June audition] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (February 7, 2023). ""22人 원팀" 韓초연 '셰익스피어 인 러브' 행복한 자부심(종합)" ["One team of 22" Korean premiere 'Shakespeare in Love' happy pride (comprehensive)] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kwak Yeon-soo (January 6, 2023). "Theater lovers disappointed with hike in ticket prices". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (January 29, 2023). "흥미로운 캐스트…연극 '셰익스피어 인 러브' 韓초연 개막" [An interesting cast... Opening of the Korean premiere of the play 'Shakespeare in Love'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)