"Spring seems to bring its warmth and fragrance to the ...... of Beiping, no matter what sorrow there is in the worldAccompanied by the storyteller's emotional opening recitation, Tao Hong, Qin Hailu, Liu Jinshan, Xing Jiadong and other Mandarin stars gathered on the stage, leading the audience to be in the "Little Sheepfold Hutong" in old Beijing, and savoring the fireworks and joys and sorrows in the vicissitudes of the times. From December 6th to 17th, the classic drama "Four Worlds in the Same Hall", produced and performed by the National Theatre of China, adapted from Lao She's classic masterpieces, written by Tian Qinxin and An Ying, and directed by Tian Qinxin, was successfully staged at the National Theatre Theater, and ushered in the 330th performance of the play during this period.
"Four Generations in the Same Hall" is a long story that expresses the life of ordinary people in the occupied areas of Beiping and the War of Resistance during the Anti-Japanese War, and is considered by Mr. Lao She to be "the longest and probably the best book since he engaged in writing". The drama version of "Four Generations in the Same Hall" directly transforms the three parts of the original ** into a three-act drama, which distributes the growth and changes of the characters' fates in the past eight years, the relationship between the emotions of the family and the country and the personal emotions, the fate of the country and the fate of the characters in the Anti-Japanese War, in three acts. As a classic retained drama of the National Theatre of China, the play reflects the overall strength of the theater on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also plays a role in connecting the past and the next, and the performance at the end of the year is of special significance.
The premiere of the script coincided with Liu Jinshan's 60th birthday, and the crew celebrated his happy retirement. Liu Jinshan couldn't hide his reluctance, and said excitedly that although he retired, he would still continue to work hard and accompany this enduring masterpiece to travel all over the world and create brilliance.
Actors Tao Hong and Qin Hailu, who played Fat Juzi and Da Chibao respectively in the play, once again put on the "fat jacket" that "highlighted" their figures for this scene, and put on exaggerated heavy makeup. Although they have been with the play for 13 years, they all said that every time they rehearse and re-read the script, they can find freshness: "The play "Four Worlds in the Same Hall" has had a wish since the establishment of the group, that is, to perform this play into a real 'four generations in the same house' inside and outside the play, so this play has always had a task of inheritance, and many roles have changed several generations of actors. And every time we act in this play, we see generations of new actors joining the crew, and we feel like we are back in the big family, and we are very happy and happy. ”
Director Tian Qinxin, director of the National Theatre of China, used the technique of "neorealism" to restore the "Little Sheepfold" Hutong in Xicheng, Beijing, written by Mr. Lao She more than half a century ago, to the stage, and skillfully presented the courtyard, interior, and Hutong style of the Qi family, the Guanjia family, and the Qian family through stage effects, and interactively unfolded the life picture of the Beijing people in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The relevant stage style vividly shows the vast "civilian epic" written by Mr. Lao She.
Condensing the 850,000-word original book into a script of 20,000 or 30,000 words was an impossible task for me at first. I have come to the present under pressure because I am a Beijinger with a red flag like Mr. Lao She, and I have a deep affection for Beijing. As a director from Beijing, I want the audience to feel the familiar and unfamiliar hutong style of old Beijing and the spiritual characteristics of the people at that time, and unconsciously connect with the roots of traditional culture from the bones. Tian Qinxin is full of affection for this drama that she has poured countless efforts into, "After 13 years of ups and downs, "Four Generations in the Same Hall" can still deeply attract the three generations of audiences from the old, middle and young generations into the theater. This time, we have gathered many outstanding theater actors who have performed this play in the past 13 years, and they have excellent lines, and they attach great importance to the training and mastery of the Beijing language'It shows the Beijing accent and Beijing rhyme, and shows the muscles and spirit of the Beijingers in Mr. Lao She's pen. It is hoped that the crew will continue to pass on this spirit and bring the spirit of the Chinese depicted by Mr. Lao She to the audience. ”