Water Puppet Theater

Day 3: 19 Dec 2005

With time to spare before the 9.30pm train to Lao Cai, I made my way through the old quarter to Water Puppet Theater with intention of catching the performance. The 2nd class seat cost 20,000D. I managed to purchased it just in time for the 5.15pm show.

The puppets moved and danced in a shallow pool of murky water and are accompanied by the voices and instruments of a group of musicians. The puppet show the Vietnamese culture and act out Vietnam's history and mythology.

The 45min show was fabulously performed. The only regret was that in my rush to avoid late entry, I forgot to take the English programme sheet which will help me to appreciate the show performed entirely Vietnamese.