Contemporary dance and theatre
The main venue for quality modern productions is the partly open-air Vic Hua Hin Theatre in Hua Hin, run by Patravadi Mechudhon, whose adaptations of classic Thai tales meld traditional local dance and theatre with modern Western styling. Some of its works fuse elements of diverse Asian dance forms such as the Japanese butoh and Indonesian wayang kulit.
The Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok also stages shows seasonally in the Fringe Festival. Otherwise, try and catch a show by B-floor Theatre, who stage performances mainly at Bangkok’s Pridi Banomyong Institute.