"black comedy" made by disabled and non-disabled actors together.

[Anchor]
Recently, plays and musical stages have made new attempts to expand cultural access.

Today, I will introduce a black comedy play made by the disabled and the non-disabled.

Reporter Lee Kwang-yeon reports.

[Reporter]
A stuffed doll who wakes up one day in an air box and struggles to live as normal,

The story of the Puppetier who becomes his arms and legs, the play 'Fred'.

A work created by the Hei-Jings Theatre Company in England, which is considered to be a leading player locally by lowering the stage threshold for actors with disabilities,

Fred', which has passed through 130 cities in 19 countries, will be held in a non-English language for the first time in five years in Korea.

[Benfetted Wade / Director and Artistic Director: Auditions and workshops with 20 disabled actors resulted in meeting three wonderful actors]The producers of

{Fred} point out that there are relatively few opportunities given to disabled actors in Korea.

As a result, if you follow Fred's story and those around you, it naturally overlaps with the reality of disabled artists on stage.

[Lee Eun-shin / Disabled actor] I hope Fred is happy. I hope you can approach us with disabilities like Fred without prejudice. He's disabled or not...]

Non-disabled actors, who started performing with anxiety at first, say it's a special time to get back to the basics of acting.

[Ma Hyun-jin / Non-disabled actor] I think it helped me a lot because there doesn't seem to be a lot of boundaries between people with disabilities and those who don't have disabilities. For me. The basic nature of an actor I've forgotten the most or how can I be kind when a person treats people....]

Fred, a black comedy that unravels a pleasant but sharp theme consciousness with ingenious imagination,

All episodes have Korean subtitles and sign language sends a message to more people in another language.

I'm Lee Kwang Yeon of YTN.

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; Kim Hyun-mi