As part of "Theater for Two," the title of this year's month-long Eslite Basemant Festival, Party Theater Group (
The story is set in Taipei's 228 Park, a favorite meeting place for homosexual men. Under a pale lamp light and the heavy shade of a tree, A-hong, an effeminate boy waits for his lover, Wu, a divorced father of two. When Wu arrives visibly exhausted from work and taking care of his kids, A-hong's earnest hope for a relationship in the open falls on deaf ears. The two painfully realize there's no way for them to have a normal relationship. They decide never to see each other again as the melody from Everytime We Say Goodbye starts wafting through the air.
Later on, Yolk, a sadomasochist looking for true love; Mosquito, a bisexual who dates his boss behind his girlfriend's back and other characters enter the story. For each, there's something lacking in their love life.
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Chiu An-chin (
"After so many years, people can still identify with these characters and their problems. It's sad, because that shows that misunderstandings about homosexuals are still prevalent," Chiu said.
Eden will be performed at 7:30pm tonight, 2:30pm and 7:30pm tomorrow and 2:30pm tomorrow in the basement of Eslite's Tunhwa branch. Tickets are available through Acer Ticketing outlets at NT$450.
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