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the storm of detention of former taipei mayor ko wen-je continues to spread, not only affecting the political situation, but also the arts and cultural circles! ko had participated in the musical "taking out the trash" in april, but ko was recently detained and denied access by the taipei district court, and can no longer participate in the performances at the zhongshan hall in taichung on the 14th and 15th. the "national grand theater" announced a full refund at the first opportunity. the head of the troupe, xie nianzu, said on the 6th that the number of ticket refunds is still accumulating, mainly from taipei ko fans, but because the incident happened suddenly, the detailed amount is not yet clear.

xie nianzu said that ko wen-je was a special guest, and it would not affect the plot if this part was deleted, and he did not plan to find a replacement. it was just a coincidence that in this play, ko wen-je played the role of "mayor of taipei" and the content was also about "urban renewal".

xie nianzu and actors xia yutong and lu shaoqi who participated in "take out the trash" attended the rehearsal press conference of the new musical "the great painting of concubine zhaojun watching the falling geese" on the 6th and said that it was the first time they encountered such a situation and they were very shocked.

xie nien-zu said that when ko wen-je was detained and denied access to visitors, he had contacted the people's party. "they were also very sorry. i originally wanted to say that i could escape in the first round. many viewers left messages saying that they were very sad and frustrated." "we will fully refund the audience who bought tickets because of ko wen-je. this is what we should do."

it was artist lai pei-hsia who initially brought ko wen-je in to perform. hsieh nian-tsu said he had not yet contacted lai pei-hsia, "we are all in rehearsal, so busy." he also admitted that he had never thought he would face this situation, "we watch a lot of political talk shows, this matter is too complicated, and it's a pity that we can't perform as we rehearsed."

the last time the troupe collaborated with ko wen-je was in june in kaohsiung, and they haven't met since. xie nianzu said that ko's performance was about "urban renewal," and we didn't expect such a coincidence.

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald