w88 casino News Network (Reporter Zhi Jingya Photography by Zhang Boheng)4month16日夜7：30, sponsored by the w88 casino youth league committee and the w88 casino art center in the UKTNTTheater "Oliver Twist" dramaThe second performance was wonderfully presented in the audio-visual center of w88 casino. Before the performance started, reporters from the w88 casino news network interviewed the actors of "Oliver Twist" and learned about their stories behind the scenes.
News Network reporter first interviewed Oliver (Oliver Twist) and his mother Agnes, played by Miwo Ley (Maeve Leahy). She said this was their first time coming to China, coming to Beijing, and entering the campus. She said excitedly that she felt happy being exposed to passionate college students. She believes that human language is universal, and differences in different languages will not affect the audience's understanding of the plot. Compared with students in other parts of the world, Chinese students speak English very well, and they can naturally understand the humor in the play just by performing without reading subtitles.
StarringMaeve Leahy communicates with news network reporters before the performance
Asked about the protagonist of this playOliverWhy is it played by an actress? She said that role-crossing has a long history in the UK. Men's voices are deeper. If you choose an actress to play a boy, the actor himself will look younger. In Shakespeare's plays, many women's roles are played by male actors. This will not only make people feel strange, but will also increase the expressiveness of the play and add humor. In order to perform wellOliverFor this role, during the rehearsal training, she observed and learned the boys' behaviors. forMaeve LeahyFor both boys and girls, it is very difficult to play a child well. She said frankly that children always reveal their emotions easily. Once they put on their costumes and step onto the stage, they have to imagine that they are back to their childhood. Her previous teaching experience also gave her the opportunity to understand10The psychological state of boys around 11451_11472|, so as to better explainOliverThis character.
In the play,Maeve LeahyOne person plays three roles. How does she do this?Maeve LeahyI believe that you should imagine that you are the character in the play, and use clothing, voice, and body to help you create characters with different personalities and even genders. She said with emotion: "The wonderful performances of only five actors gave life to the entire drama, which is indeed both challenging and full of fun. Our actors are limited and the props are as simple as possible. The actors can perform with ease on the stage without feeling crowded. We have completed the most wonderful performance with the least resources, and our imagination has made it all a reality."
Talking about Thomas Johnson (Thomas Johnson) Original music tailored for "Oliver Twist",Maeve LeahyI kept nodding my head in approval. I felt that the music matched the plot very well. The music throughout the play made up for the singleness of the scene.
Asked about her role in the playOliver Twistunderstanding,Maeve LeahyThink that in the playOliverVery close to the original work. She said that what "Oliver Twist" showed was a microcosm of London society at that time. In that era when hunger, poverty, and crime were rampant, it was the general background of the times that led to the tragedy in the play, and each character was involved in it but could not help it.
Later, we were fortunate to interview againStarring in the play Fagin (Fagin), Ai who crosses ConnieLun·Mirion(Alan Mirren). He said that in the UK, it is very common for male actors to play women's roles in order to achieve a comedic effect, a kind of black humor.Alan MirrenThe character Connie really caused bursts of laughter in the performance that night, adding a lot of comedy elements to the entire drama.
StarringAlan Mirren was interviewed by a reporter from News Network
The stage set consists only of a coffin and a gallows, but these two props play a vital role in the entire play.Alan MirrenDescription, the coffin on the stage is used as a table, bed and door in the play, and the gallows is used as the entrance to the den of thieves and to show the hanging scene. He lamented that such a simple background arrangement just highlighted the superb performance level of the actors.
For the role you playFagin, he said he was surprised to be assigned to playFagin, becauseFaginHe is an old man in his sixties or seventies, but he is only twenty-eight years old. He believes that the age gap between the role he plays and himself is indeed a challenge, but the biggest challenge is toFaginCharacter of the role. He hopes that his performance can make the audience feelFaginAlthough he is a villain, he is not that evil. He just did what he had to do under the social environment at that time.
This timeAlan MirrenFirst time coming to China. Last week, the troupe visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Beihai Park and other places of interest in China. He felt the different regional cultures between China and the UK as well as the courtesy and enthusiasm of the Chinese people.His conversation is fresh and natural, it’s hard to imagine him in “Oliver Twist”Alan MirrenWhat he is playing is the leader of a den of thieves heading to the gallows.
Before the show is about to begin, play Beadle(Mr.Bumble), Bill Sykes (Bill Sikes), Gareth Racaliffe, Earl of Brownlow (Gareth Radcliffe) said in an interview that he loves the role he plays very much. In his opinion,BillI am not a bad person, but I was born in a gloomy era and couldn't help myself.
Starring Gareth Radcliffe had a cordial conversation with a reporter from the News Network
During the performance,Gareth RadcliffeThere are many singing scenes. During the interview, the reporter from the News Network learned that his hobby is playing guitar. He believes that in performances, although the use of musical instruments and music can better demonstrate the charm of the music in the play, the actors' a cappella singing can better highlight the theme of the play and make the plot more shocking. He smiled and said that six months of training had made their performance and singing perfectly integrated.
After the performance, the audience responded enthusiastically and applauded for a long time. The audience praised the actors' performance for its expressiveness and strong artistic appeal. Under the influence of elegant art, students feel the unique charm of art, appreciate the integration and differences of Chinese and Western cultures, and truly improve their self-cultivation and temperament. The audience hopes to have more opportunities to have close contact with the world's top art groups, broaden their horizons in universities, and experience the essence of elegant art.
Liu Tingting, the manager of the Chinese company responsible for this performance, said,UKTNTThe theater tours China once or twice a year, "Oliver Twist"200726917_269402009Year, United KingdomTNTThe theater once again brings the classic play "Oliver Twist" to China, presenting audio-visual feasts to Chinese audiences. This time it’s the UKTNTThis is the first time the theater has come to the w88 casino. Liu Tingting believes that bringing such elegant art to campus will not only promote the improvement of college students' English proficiency, but also contribute to the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures. Performances of classics can also enhance college students' understanding of Western dramas and promote the dissemination and promotion of culture. She also introduced that after the performance at the University of International w88 and Economics, the BritishTNTThe theater will perform at Peking University and then move to Shanghai.This year’s10Month arrives11Month, UKTNTThe theater will also bring Shakespeare's classic "Romeo and Juliet" to China again, so stay tuned to the UKTNTMore exciting performances in the theater!
