Hanoi Drama Theater to attend the 2018 National Drama Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from April 11 to April 25 2018, with 2 plays named Vung lanh and Manh dat lam nguoi nhieu ma. As a result, the Vung lanh play is one of four gold award-winning works at the closing night of the Festival on April 25, 2018. Three plays also received Golden Prize including Bao toi Truong Son – by Hanoi Drama Theatre; Hoa cuc xanh tren dam lay – Youth Drama Theatre and Tieng giay dem – Hero Film Entertainment Co., Ltd
Six plays gaining the Silver Prize in the Festival included Guong mat ke khac – Small Stage Drama Theater, 5B, Vo Van Tan Str.; Nguoi me thu hai – Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater; Yeu la thoat toi – Young World Theater; Gap lai nguoi chet – People’s Public Security’s Play Team; Khi con tot sang song – Army Drama Theater; Duoi anh den – Experience Stage Club of Vietnam Stage Artists Association.
Director of Ho Chi Minh Department of Information and Communication, Mr. Huynh Thanh Nhan awarded gold prizes to actors
The Organization Committee also gave 39 gold medals and 63 silver medals to the actors who had excellent roles in the Festival. In particular, the actors of Hanoi Drama Theater won 5 gold medals and 4 silver medals, specially, artists achieved gold medals including Phu Thang, Thanh Tung, Excellent Artist Cong Ly (Vung lanh), Tien Minh, Hoang Son (Manh dat lam nguoi nhieu ma). Tien Hoi, Thuy Ha, Manh Cuong (Vung lanh); Thuy Linh (Manh dat lam nguoi nhieu ma) got silver ones.
Excellent Artist Le Chuc – Vice Chairman of Viet Stage Artists Association and Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh Department of Information and Communication, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy award actors silver prizes
In the closing ceremony, the Organizer Board of the Festival also awarded the following prizes: Excellent Author to the playwright, Le Chi Trung (Tieng giay dem – Hero Film Entertainment Co., Ltd); Best Director to the Excellent Artist, Tran Minh Ngoc (Tieng giay dem – Hero Film Entertainment Co., Ltd); Excellent Musician: Duc Trinh musician (Khi con tot sang song – Army Drama Theater); Excellent Painter: Le Son painter (Bao to Truong Son – Vietnam Drama Theater); Promising Young Director: Le Dang Khoa (Hiu hiu gio bac – Buffalo entertainment service Co.).
Besides, the Vietname Stage Artists Association awarded 22 Certificates of Merit to 22 participting parties, a Certificate of merit to the play Rang tram bau (Trinh Kim Chi Entertainment Company) and 5 Certificates of Merit for 5 youngest actors participating in the Festival.
By Lan Huong