
Four performances and talks will be held from the 24th to the 26th at the Seoul Theater Center.
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The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture hosts the ‘2026 Replay’ program that highlights Korean theater history. It is conducted in a way that connects time and space, creators and audiences, focusing on works instead of individual artists.
The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture will hold '2026 Re:Play', which highlights Korean theater history, at the Seoul Theater Center in Jung-gu, Seoul from the 24th to the 26th.
The event is a program that brings back to the stage works that left a mark on Korean theater history and looks back on the creative scene and performance culture at the time.
This year, it will be held in a way that connects time and space, creators and audiences, focusing on 'works' instead of individual artists.
The program consists of demonstrations of key scenes, talks about the creative process, and conversations with young artists.
On the first day, the 24th, director Kim Soo-jin and actor Ko Dong-eop will participate and present 'The Kingdom of Old Boys' (2014) and 'Let's Go on a Trip' (2001).
On the 25th, director Sae Sung-shin and actor Seong Byeong-sook will participate in staging 'The Story of an Old Couple' (2003), and on the 26th, actor Joo Ho-seong, who has directed and appeared in works for a long time, will appear and demonstrate the one-person play 'Confessions of Red Peter' (1977) and hold a conversation.
All programs are free of charge, and advance reservations can be made through the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture website.

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