A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy is being staged in Hanoi at the Youth Theatre.
The musical Nobody’s Boy is being performed by 140 amateur actors who are students from many schools in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of Hanoi Arts for Youth)
Hanoi (VNA) - A musical adapted from the French novel Nobody’s Boy isbeing staged at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.
Organised by the group Hanoi Art for Youth, the show will be staged in parallelwith musical Matilda, aiming to introduce famous literary works to Vietnameseaudiences.
After a year preparing and six years practising, 140 amateur actors chosen fromsome 500 children around Hanoi will portray the favourite characters in thenovel like Rémy, Mattia and the monkey Joli-Cœu on the capital’s theatricalstage.
Notably, Nobody’s Boy will be performed in English though all of its producersare Vietnamese.
“This is a great chance for the kids to become characters they love,” saidproducer Hoang Thu Huong on Hanoi Art for Youth’s Facebook page.
“It is also a fun way to help the kids learn about European history and culturefrom a century ago as it brings them the joy and relaxation in the process,”she added.
An 1878 French novel by Hector Malot, Nobody’s Boy tells the wandering life ofthe orphan Rémy who has no relatives and lives with his adopted mom in a remoterural area. He joins the animal circus group of elderly Vitalis to performaround the country.
After the death of his old leader, Rémy continues to travel and perform withthe troupe. The story has a happy ending when the boy suddenly finds his lostfamily and lives happily ever after. - VNA
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The musical Nobody’s Boy is being performed by 140 amateur actors who are students from many schools in Hanoi.