‘Saigon’ Brings Exiles’ Loss and Longing To the Stage

A hugely moving debut drama about exile set in a Vietnamese restaurant has become a surprise hit at the world’s biggest theatre festival, with standing ovations every night and the audience in tears. “Saigon” by Caroline Guiela Nguyen — whose family fled what is now Ho Chi Minh City in 1956 — has been hailed … Read more