点评:If you are interested in Vietnamese culture and a 45 minute puppet show sounds entertaining, then add this to your list.
We purchased VIP tickets in advance via the Klook.com Website. Tickets were expensive compared to other sites in Vietnam but still very reasonably by U.S. standards (less than $10 per person).
We opted for the audio headsets to explain/translate in English. Purchased as you enter the theater, this added to the cost (under $2) and was worthwhile. I would recommend that (if you don't speak Vietnamese).
The seats were short on knee-room for a tall audience member; grab an edge seat if you are tall.
The show lasts 45 minutes - shorter than I had expected but perhaps the right time to give you a good sense of the art without straining the patience of some members of your group.
A small orchestra with traditional instruments and singers sit to the sides of the pool and provide the audio for the show.
The theater is right at the NE edge of the central Hoan Kiem lake - with plenty of good spots to get a bite or drink before or after the show.
I'm glad I included an evening show as part of a two-day visit to Hanoi.
翻译:如果您对越南文化感兴趣,并且觉得45分钟的木偶戏很有趣,那就把它列入您的行程吧。
我们提前通过Klook.com网站购买了VIP门票。票价比越南其他网站略贵,但以美国标准来看仍然非常合理(每人不到10美元)。
我们选择了语音讲解耳机,以便进行英文翻译。耳机在入场时购买,增加了费用(不到2美元),但非常值得。如果您不会说越南语,我建议您也购买耳机。
座位对于身材高大的观众来说膝盖空间略显不足;如果您个子高,建议选择边角座位。
演出时长45分钟——比我预想的要短,但或许这个时长恰到好处,既能让您充分感受木偶戏的艺术魅力,又不会让同行者感到不耐烦。
一个小型管弦乐队和歌手坐在泳池边,演奏传统乐器,为演出提供伴奏。
剧院就在还剑湖东北岸边,演出前后有很多不错的餐馆和酒吧,可以吃点东西或喝点饮料。
我很庆幸在为期两天的河内之旅中安排了一场晚间演出。