SEJONG CENTER

It is fiction, but the play presents us a moment to fly in the air, overcoming the world's surveillance and gravity. Well-made comedy. - Chosun Ilbo

A touching comedy. A work that shows the strength to turn crises into opportunities with laughter and relaxation through art. - Munhwa Ilbo

A masterpiece that showcases the ethos and significance of comedy as a perfect comedy.

- NewsCulture

A masterwork that puts together the spirit of art and passion for creation with fun and emotion

even in the midst of a war. - Herald POP

A touching comedy loved by the whole world

returns after nine years!

The major work of Mitani Koki, Japan's best playwright!

Premiered in Japan, in 1996 winning the Best Play Award at the Yomiuri Theater Awards.

To this day in 2024, it has continued to perform in Russia, Canada, the UK, Estonia, China,

and other countries around the world, much loved by people around the world.

Since it premiered in Korea in 2008, recording all seats sold-out,

University of Laughter met 350,000 viewers by 2016, and now returns after nine years!

“I've never thought of a work without laughter.”

Playwright Mitani Koki

In an era when laughter is banned, his struggle to keep it alive!

Deep laughter and emotion to modern people who lead a life like a war.

Comedy of communication that brings us together with laughter!

His masterpiece that conveys how important it is to interact with others.

SYNOPSIS

"A match for seven days over laughter!"

In 1940, in times of tragedy when everyone lost their laughter.

A staff playwright of the University of Laughter, a theater company, applies for censorship to perform a work that can convey laughter to people living in difficult times.

However, the cold-hearted censor who considers comedy useless keep forcing him to delete all the scenes that creates laughter from the script.

To get permission for performance of the play,

the writer accepts the censor's unreasonable demands, and keeps modifying the script, and rather the script is getting more and more intriguing...