QUAD, Questions on Theater: <Sian Tea Express>

On a train bound for Xi'an's Ling Shan, Sang-gon fills his mind with anticipation of the Underground Palace of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and countless Terracotta Warriors. As memories stir—of Qin Shi Huang's yearning for eternity amid finite life, and of things Sang-gon himself never fully possessed—the train arrives in Xi'an. A Korean of Chinese heritage, a man who has never received love fully returned. Standing before the emperor's immortal longings, what does Sang-gon desire? All his life lived on the margins, Sang-gon finally faces the grandest of histories and sees himself reflected. Before such immense desire, at last he glimpses his own untold story.

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Venue

대학로극장 쿼드

Hours

- 평일 19:30- 주말 15:00※ 월요일 공연 없음

Admission

전석 50,000원※ 자세한 이용요금 및 할인정보는 공식 홈페이지 참조

Age Limit

Ages 13+

Organizer

서울문화재단 대학로극장 쿼드

Program

Part of the QUAD 2026 project, which explores the enduring power of dramatic texts to reveal contemporary theater's present and future. Spanning from William Shakespeare to modern Korean plays, five works are reimagined through five master directors who shaped Korean theater's golden era: Kim Ara, Kim Kwang-bo, Kim Woo-ok, Lee Sung-yeol, and Han Tae-suk. , written and directed by Han Tae-suk, premiered in 2003 at Jung Mi-so's small theater. It swept five major awards at its debut—Best Work, Direction, Set Design, and Acting at the Dong-A Theater Awards. Among Han Tae-suk's works, has been frequently remounted, including a 2005 selection for the 12th Beseto Theater Festival, a 2008 production celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Extreme Theater, and a 2015 revival. Even amid changing times, it has continually captured audiences' and critics' attention. Centered on Sang-gon, a character with same-sex desire—considered radical for its era—the play vividly portrays theater's unique power to infinitely expand not only time and memory, but space itself.

Contact

1577-0369

서울특별시 종로구 동숭길 122 (동숭동)

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