drama "Grandpa's Coffee Time" will start at Metro City Theater from January 25th to 27th.
The play is adapted from the picture book "Eternal Coffee Time" created by Ma Weixin. It is produced by the performance workshop. It tells the story of three generations of caring for an old man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In the play, this man has a good memory The only way for old people in bad times to miss their wife is to buy coffee. Through a cup of coffee, they can retrieve the memory fragments of the past. A cup of fragrant coffee connects the emotions between the three generations of grandparents.
This is a family drama with a simple and complete structure and full of emotions. Therefore, it is also a work that needs to be reflected to the greatest extent with accurate and moving performances.
Fan Guangyao, who has performed well in a series of "performance workshops" such as "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", "New Dragon Inn", "Taipei Men and Women", will "overage" to challenge his grandpa. The role of
requires meticulous control of the sense of separation between the old and the young, the self who is a little clear about reality, and the self who is gradually losing the sense of reality. It is not easy to play. Fan Ruijun plays the daughter of Fan Guangyao. She is a strong woman who chooses between family and career. She can't help tears in her eyes every time she plays with Fan Guangyao. Wang Jingguan and Li Chenxiang also participated in the performance. Ding Naizheng was the artistic director and Lu Manyin was the director. The handling of several family scenes of
is quite life-oriented and close to reality, and the deliberately inserted jokes also balance the sad tone of the whole show. Director Lu Manyin said that "Grandpa's Coffee Time" does not explore issues from a tragic perspective, but portrays more warm family details through fun getting along and interaction with family members, hoping to make the audience laugh like a cup of heartwarming coffee Tears, regain the memory of love.
Is it really unfilial to send the elderly to special medical institutions? Closed at home, although it is a familiar environment, when the elderly gradually forget, is the home really a safe place? Tired physically and mentally between family care and hard work, how should Zhang Nianqing, the pillar of the family, make arrangements?
Especially when my grandfather’s illness is getting worse and he even starts to not recognize his family, facing a disintegrating family relationship, how can I regain the memory of love?
"Grandpa's Coffee Time" through the story of a family, reflects a topic that the whole society can hardly ignore: supporting the elderly. Especially for families with elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the pressure of life and inner suffering are not understandable by ordinary people. The creator said that he hopes to bring a little comfort and warmth to the families of the demented elderly through this work. In the
drama, after the grandfather fell ill, the grandmother who took care of his wife for a long time was also hospitalized for some reason, and part of the burden fell on Sun Tzu Hanhan. As a result, Han Han had a lot of time with his grandfather. The role of grandfather and grandfather seemed to be turned over. Han Han was often teased by his grandpa’s childishness to the point of dumbfounding. And the seemingly demented "old naughty boy" grandfather also made the originally indifferent relationship in the family heated up and connected again.
Life is a battle against reality, and the key to winning this battle is love.
Author: Tong Weijing
Production Editor: Tong Weijing
