It is December 1950, the coldest winter of Hugh’s life, and his first away from England. Under a bridge in Korea, the nineteen year old is lying, unable to move. As he waits to be found, he is left with his thoughts. How is it that he is fighting a war he does not understand, far from home, in a country he knows nothing about? There is a noise, and a young Korean child runs out. It is the beginning of an experience which will change Hugh’s life.
The Bridge tells the story of one young British soldier in the Korean War, and the friendship he forms with three children, who rescue him. It is a remarkable bilingual play, about children in war, and about friendship across cultures, set in an often forgotten war, but with much to say about the present. Created from a unique collaboration by British and Korean actors and writers working together in two languages, over a three year period, it is also a thrilling and unusual piece of theatre.
The Bridge was developed from substantial research with veterans of the Korean War in both countries. It was wonderfully received on its original tours in Korea and the UK. and is being specially recreated for Adelaide 2008.
This show has strong language.
PRODUCER Choi Young Ai DIRECTOR COMPOSER No Son Lak SOUND EFFECT DESIGNER Lee Ji Ho Lee Ji Min COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR/TRANSLATOR Park Young Hoon Jang Eun Jeong TRANSLATOR DRAMATURG/PROGRAMME EDITOR DIRECTOR/WRITER Peter Wynne-Willson WRITER Ko Sun Duck Nam In Woo DESIGNER Kim Kyung Hee LIGHTING DESIGNER Lee Hyun Ji COSTUME DESIGNER Lee Jin Hee
