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Nanta Cookin’ is unarguably the most popular musical show in South Korea. It premiered in October 1997 in Hoam Art Hall in Seoul and has since been the longest running show in South Korea.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the ticketing booth:
Hongdae Nanta Theater: VIP seat 60,000 won / S seat 50,000 won / A seat 40,000 won
Myeongdong Nanta Theater: VIP seat 60,000 won / S seat 50,000 won / A seat 40,000 won
Gangbuk Jeong Dong NANTA Theatre: VIP seat 60,000 won / S seat 50,000 won
Jeju Nanta Theater: VIP seat 60,000 won / S seat 50,000 won
Tips: You’ll get 10% discount when you purchase the ticket online
We chose to watch the musical at Myeongdong Nanta Theater, since it is conveniently located at Myeongdong and we can have our delicious jjimdak dinner before the show starts.
The musical has a simple back story of three cooks attempting to finish preparing a wedding banquet within a strict time limit while the manager installs his incompetent nephew among the kitchen staff. The show involves acrobatics, magic tricks, comedy, pantomime and audience participation. The unifying element throughout the musical is the use of traditional Korean samul nori music, which in this case in performed with improvised instruments, such as cutting boards, water canisters and kitchen knives. The performance is almost completely non-verbal. The very few words which are spoken are in English.
Since it is a long running show, different group of actors are playing at different time slots. We got brown team 🙂
The show lasts 2 hours and it was really funny and entertainment. The best part is one does not need to worry about language barrier because the show involves only creative use of kitchen utensils and acrobatic performances. Even KampungBoy’s parents enjoyed themselves very much!
Myeongdong Nanta Theatre
Unesco Building 3F, 50-14, Myeong Dong 2 Ga, Jung Gu, Seoul
386 seats (VIP:119 seats, S:156 seats, A:111 seats)
14:00, 17:00, 20:00 on Monday ~ Sunday & Holiday
Getting Here: Myeongdong Station (subway line 4) Exit 6 or Euljiro Ipgu Station (subway line 2) Exit 5,6
Next Up: Seoul Itinerary Day 2 – Gyeongbokgung Palace & Gwanghwamun
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Hi there! My friend and I are heading to korea soon, and would like to catch a Nanta show! May I know which tickets you bought (A/S/VIP) and any recommendations on which seats we should take? We don’t really want somewhere too close to the front as we’d prefer a full view. Thanks in advance! 🙂
Hi dear we chose the cheapest one, think it’s a bit too far. you should go for the middle one.
Noted with thanks! (:
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do you have any suggestion on what do when you first step in on incheon ( ie should i buy a sim card etc), im going to korea in march for 2 whole weeks
thanks in advance 🙂
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The show itself was fun and displayed skill however my experience was tainted by the service of the theatre staff themselves. I had arrived late and a ticket was left by the upstairs entrance of the show on advice of the staff. When I asked for the ticket at the theatre box office downstairs, I was told I had to buy a new one. Subsequently having found out there was a miscommunication on the location of the ticket, the manager assured me that we would get a full refund however they would not be able to do it until the next day. Having left Korea, I contacted the theatre a few days later and I was told (albeit politely) that a refund was not available. I wanted to warn everyone of the unfairness of the ticketing system for genuine cases and where I think language barrier may have played a part. Having paid ￡70 for 2 tickets and only watched one show. I am disappointed by the lack of customer service.