★ Taiwanese glove puppetry x live rock music – rock the whole theatre!
★ Popular podcast idol “Tāu-hue Grandpa” appears in theatre
★ Winner of Best Script Award at the 2025 Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music
Behind the birth of a successful universe split several hundred failed universes. Tāu-hue Grandpa and his grandson decide to participate in the Halloween costume competition, hoping to bring home the big prize to Tāu-hue Grandpa's wife. But to their surprise, a mysterious door appears out of the blue before Tāu-hue Grandpa gets thrown into a dungeon by a man wearing a balaclava. Meanwhile, Dr. Blackbean is secretly sending out the “waves of failure” in different universes to absorb the “energy of success.” In this case, Tāu-hue Grandpa has become the target… Can Tāu-hue Grandpa succeed in foiling Dr. Blackbean’s evil plan and get back to his grandson?
This show is created by Gihienke Puppet Theater. Gihienke Puppet Theater invited Yeh Chih-Wei as the director, this production allows the Taiwanese glove puppetry podcast idol Tāu-hue Grandpa to venture onto the stage. Starting with the well-known Taiwanese proverb “a healed bone gets stronger than before,” Tāu-hue Grandpa's Great Success leads both adults and children to embark on a magic journey that crosses multiple universes and redefines “failure” – if success is defined by others and failure is defined by ourselves, then maybe the so-called “failure” isn’t real failure at all!
Combining Taiwanese glove puppetry and live rock music, Tāu-hue Grandpa's Great Success has not only a clear fast rhythm and sensational visual effects but a sense of humor that interacts well with the audience, allowing both adults and children to have fun and gain a great experience in the theatre. Whether it is their first time to see a Taiwanese glove puppet show or they are the loyal fans of Taiwan Puppet Talk, they can all travel across different universes with Tāu-hue Grandpa as they face the difficulties in life and break the restrictions with laughter and rhythm. Again, the audience fall in love with the Taiwanese dialect and the charms of traditional performing arts, retrieving their brave and tender selves!
Gihienke Puppet Theater
Established in 1953, Gihienke Puppet Theater is currently run by Wang Kai-Sheng, the fourth-generation leader, who invented the genre of “Taiwanese glove puppetry rock musical.” Dedicated to promoting and passing down the skills and exploring all kinds of possibilities for Taiwanese glove puppetry, the theatre company was selected for TAIWAN TOP Performing Arts Group during 2024-2026. In 2021, it launched “Taiwan Puppet Talk,” the first Taiwanese-language podcast focusing on Taiwanese glove puppetry, and Tāu-hue Grandpa was one of the popular characters in the series. From the audio world to the appearance on the stage, the theatre company keeps promoting Taiwanese language culture and glove puppetry on different channels with the same sense of humor.
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Ticket Benefits
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2026.5.4 (Mon.) 12:00 ── 5.11 (Mon.) 11:59 Paid Member Pre-sale
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2026.5.11 (Mon.) 12:00 Official On-sale
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Returning Customer Offer:
2026.5.11 (Mon.) 12:00 ── 6.7 (Sun.) 23:59
Customers who purchased 2025 Taipei Children's Arts Festival programs and hold Rookie Player status before 2026.5.4 (Mon.) 12:00 will receive two exclusive 15% off vouchers on 2026.5.4 (Mon.). ※Valid until 2026.6.7 (Sun.).
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2026.5.11 (Mon.) 12:00 ── 6.7 (Sun.) 23:59
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Addict Player / Trooper Player: 25% off Taipei Children's Arts Festival programs + TPAC Member-exclusive special price of NT$398 for the “Paper Sensory Lab” parent-child workshop. - From 2026.5.11 (Mon.) 12:00
Rookie Player: 10% off Taipei Children's Arts Festival programs + TPAC Member-exclusive special price of NT$498 for the “Paper Sensory Lab” parent-child workshop.
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Group Ticket Discounts
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- 100 or more tickets in a single order: 30% off.
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