top of page
PUPU
푸푸
Official English Title
Posters included in this archive are embedded solely for documentary and educational purposes.
🔗 All images are linked to their original sources or articles. No copyright ownership is claimed.
SOURCE
original
SETTING
Fictional
BOOK
original
Children return a lost penguin home
Korean Premiere
2021
Korean Premiere Theatre
Gwanak Art Hall, Seoul
Further Korean run reference:
https://culture.seoul.go.kr/culture/bbs/B0000001/view.do?nttId=3562&menuNo=200051&pageIndex=14
The Musical search cue — “푸푸”
Summary
Children befriend a lost penguin and set out to return it home, discovering the effects of climate change and the importance of empathy and care for nature.
Origin & Development
Premiered in 2021 online due to COVID-19 in Seoul as a family musical, developed by Korean children’s-theatre creators with environmental themes and participatory elements. Subsequent educational/outreach versions (including the related “PUPU and Haru”) toured schools with interactive “playtime,” foregrounding hands-on engagement and eco-awareness. 2021 – Premiere, Seoul (Gwanak Art Hall), family run with participatory segments. 2023 – Educational/outreach tour as “PUPU and Haru,” school performances and cultural-center engagements emphasizing interactive playtime.
Partial Synopsis
Siblings Jun and Sara live in a seaside village that is upended by storms and rising seas. During their escape, they meet Pupu, a penguin adrift from Antarctica, and the trio journeys to confront a rumored “monster” behind the disasters. The truth reveals a misunderstood, solitary being cleaning the waters; the adventure becomes a lesson in coexistence, compassion, and caring for the planet.
PUPU
2025
2025-06-21
to
2025-06-21
Country:
Vietnam
City:
Hanoi
Production Type:
Reading / Showcase
Language:
Vietnamese
Venue:
Vietnam Youth Theatre
A reading showcase hosted by the Youth Theatre of Vietnam in partnership with Korea's SangsangMaru, presented script-in-hand with principal songs. The event introduced the piece's humanistic message and climate-change narrative for families, highlighted training goals for musical-theatre performers, and announced continued development toward a full staging.
bottom of page