: A scene from the thriller "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, which will be performed in Ha Noi and HCM City in early March. – Photo hanoigrapevine.com

HA NOI (VNS) — The ADGE and TNT Theatre Britain will present the thriller-cum-horror comedy Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Ha Noi and HCM City in early March.

The play is based on a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The Ha Noi show will be presented on March 4 at Ha Noi Opera House. The show in HCM City will be held on March 6, 7 and 8 at HCM City Opera House. The performances will be in English with Vietnamese subtitles.

The production is being adapted to the stage by the same artistic team which created Gulliver's Travels, Frankenstein and Brave New World. Director Paul Stebbings has also directed recent TNT/ADGE productions such as King Lear, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

The company's style combines dynamic physical theatre with specially

composed music, songs and striking visual imagery, adding a dash of

audience participation to create a truly theatrical event.

The production is touring over 20 countries in the world, from Britain to Viet Nam.

The tickets are priced at VND600,000 (US$28) for adults for the night show; VND500,000 for adults for the day show and VND300,000 for students. They can be purchased at the box office, Ha Noi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street or at Viet Nam Performing Arts Centre, 6th Floor, 32 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street; telephone: (04) 3747 8658.

In HCM City, the tickets will be available at the box office at HCM City Opera House (left wing), No 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, District 1; telephone: (08) 38299976. – VNS