The Butcher’s Skin
The Butcher's Skin
by Luu Quang Vu
“The body may belong to another, but the soul is still mine!”
A bittersweet Vietnamese comedy of mistaken identity, The Butcher’s Skin tells the story of Truong Ba, a gentle gardener accidentally struck off the Book of Life by careless gods. Realising their mistake, the gods reincarnate his soul into the corpse of Hoi, a violent, alcoholic butcher. Truong Ba’s troubles are only just beginning…
By satirising authority, Luu Quang Vu has given this classic Vietnamese story a contemporary twist. With Vietnamese music and puppetry, the play will be brought to life in Yellow Earth’s inimitable style.
This urban fairytale leads you through a merry maze of lust, love and jealousy. At times darkly comical, at times tragic, but always enthralling and compelling. “Three princesses all grown older, thinking about their father and counting the cost”
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Writer Luu Quang Vu
Director David KS Tse