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South Korean theatre company
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The National Theater Company of Korea (NTCK, Korean: 국립극단) is a South Korean theatre company founded in 1950 as an affiliate of the National Theater of Korea. In 2010, in its 60th anniversary year, NTCK separated from the National Theater of Korea and began to operate independently with two studio theater spaces in Seogye-dong, Seoul. NTCK resumed the use of Myeongdong Theater in 2015 which was its previous home venue for performances from 1957 to 1975.

Productions

Since 1986, the ‘World Classic Stage’ has planned to introduce a series of classics and has performed 20 plays including Uncle Vanya, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, The Robbers, Hamlet and the Terrorist.

In 2004, the NTCK launched the ‘Restoration of the Representative Repertoires & Re-creation Series’ project and has performed Thunderstorm, Attachment of Life, Wildfire, Spray, Merchant of Venice, Celebration at the Maeng Jin Sa.

Performance venues

  • Myeongdong Theater (558 seats)
  • Baek Seonghui & Jang Minho Theater (190 seats)
  • The Theater PAN (100 seats)

See also

References

  1. 장, 상용. "[청춘은 맨발이다 -19] 국립극단을 뛰쳐 나오다" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 14 Jul 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "\National Theater Company of Korea :: Introduction". NATIONAL THEATER COMPANY OF KOREA.
  3. "국립극단 창단기념 '오이디푸스' 기자간담회 개최 [아츠포토] | 아츠뉴스". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

External links

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