Actor Lee Ju-hwa's appearance in a series in December is also a hot topic in the theater industry…Black-and-white coffee shop 1992 → The pinnacle of acting in the wedding dress
Nov 26, 2025
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Lee Ju-hwa will perform on the stage of a two-person drama Black and White Tea Room 1992 at Yein Art Hall in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul from the 17th to the 21st of next month. This work is a version of 'Black and White Tea Room', which has been performed more than 500 times since its premiere in 2014, and has been evaluated as a 'overwhelming two-person drama'.
In this performance, Lee Ju-hwa reunites with actor Jeon Hee-soo. Previously, they worked together as sisters in the play 'Blinds (King Lear)' to complete the deep emotional tension. Inside and outside the performance industry, "The moment the two actors stick together again, the air on the stage changes."There has also been an evaluation of ". The synergy between the two actors is a key point, as this Black and White Tea Room 1992 is also a work that reveals the cracks in the relationship and the compression of emotions.
Lee Ju-hwa's representative one-man play 'Wedding Dress' will then be performed on the same stage from the 24th to the 28th of next month. 'Wedding Dress' drew attention at once from its first domestic performance in 2023, leading to the Edinburgh Festival in the UK in 2024 and the Osaka Tour in Japan in 2025 and receiving high praise abroad. Particularly in Edinburgh, favorable reviews poured out "The intense acting created by the combination of Korean and universal emotions.".
In the high-density emotional structure unique to a single-person play, and the narrative method in which only one person is responsible for the rhythm of the entire stage, Lee Ju-hwa shows what the weight of his 30-year career is" elicited a response.
It is also a rare form in the performance world for an actor to stand in two consecutive works. One is a two-person drama where emotions collide, and the other is a one-person drama that embraces solitude and healing. It requires considerable physical strength and concentration for an actor to be responsible for both works with completely different personalities within a month.
In response, Lee Ju-hwa said, "It is a challenge and a grateful opportunity for me to put out two works together in a month. I want to convey the different emotions to the audience." expressed his will.
For Lee Ju-hwa, an actor who has been on the stage for more than 30 years and has been directing and planning, this December is not just a year-end performance, but a 'career settlement' and 'new starting point' that directly proves how far an actor's existence and capabilities can extend in front of the audience. This is why Lee Ju-hwa's stage is receiving special attention among many performances at the end of the year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
