Five Years of Silence, Then a Search for the Truth

Jeanne and Simon have lived with five years of silence from their mother, Nawal. After her death, her will sends the twins after two people: a father they believed was dead and a brother they had never heard of 👀 What begins as an errand for letters becomes a journey into the history their mother left behind.

The will also carries a startling request about Nawal’s burial: she wanted neither a coffin nor a headstone. Why would a mother leave that alongside instructions to find two family members? The play lets that question travel with the twins as each discovery brings them closer to the truth behind her silence.

Is your way into the story the family mystery or the questions of violence and responsibility? Follow the twins’ search, and the personal revelations lead toward the wider history of war and massacre 🤭 If you only choose one thread to keep hold of, stay with their journey toward the truth about Nawal.

Scorched is one of five plays in Quad, Questions of Theatre: Evolving Texts, a project centred on how plays are reinterpreted across time. The wider programme spans Shakespeare, modern drama and contemporary Korean theatre, with each work re-envisioned by one of five prominent Korean directors.

Here, the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus is brought into a contemporary story of twins tracing their family’s past. Notice how that mythic frame meets the play’s focus on hatred repeating across generations, and on love as a deliberate force for breaking the cycle 🙂

The performance is at Daehakro Theatre Quad, a performing arts theatre in the Daehakro theatre district, where several other theatres are nearby. Admission is paid; check the official event information for ticket details before making your plan 👌 Pick a performance that suits you, then follow Jeanne and Simon’s search from its first clue.