Chapter 909

Standing at the gate, you can see the whole garden through the wide lattice. The marble fountain is bubbling, and the angel statue is playing the harp. On the arm, there are two sparrows, chirping and singing; Green broad lawn, gardeners are focused on repairing weeds, after the arrival of summer, the lawn wantonly and savagely began to thrive; Moss and weeds stubbornly look for living space in the crevice above the old stone slab lane.

Villa is not manor after all. Small garden at a glance, every detail can be clearly income fundus, at a glance you can see the street. Even in baswater, where prices are relatively cheap, it is still London, one of the top cities in the world.

A villa, for the poor aristocracy, is the ultimate.

To stay in London is dignity, pride and bottom line for the nobility of the upper class. Even if it's a small apartment with no special dressing room, no bathroom and toilet separation, and no small garden, "it's always better than living in the countryside." at least, they can attend all kinds of dinners and activities, and they can stay in the focus of attention.

Fortunately, the hall family still retains their villa. Eight master bedrooms and two waiting rooms are not luxurious, but they barely retain their dignity.

Philippe denba walked down the stairs with square and regular steps. His footsteps completely disappeared on the low-key and gorgeous Turkish red carpet. The neatly pressed three piece gray suit still kept the tight and tight stitching. Even in the agitation of early summer, his meticulous action was not affected.

He opened the door gracefully, and the old door panel moaned, revealing the history and details of the house. It could also be said that it was dilapidated and old. Philip showed a polite and appropriate smile and welcomed the postman.

"Morning! You are still so punctual, sir The postman showed a big smile, looked for his own postman's bag, counted the letters, and handed them to Philip one by one, "hope to have a beautiful day."

Philip nodded, gently closed the door, stood at the door of the next door, looked down and began to look through the letters in his hand, screened out the junk mail, and then classified all the mails one by one. Those financial and work letters would be sent directly to the library; Those personal letters will be sent to each owner separately.

Ironing newspapers, sorting mail. This is Philip's second thing in the morning. He makes sure that when George hall and Elizabeth hall have breakfast, he puts newspapers and mail in their hands and starts the whole day's journey. As for the first thing, it is to ask the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

After more than 40 years of working in the same job, Philip was already familiar with it. Some boring, but always focused.

The skilled hands stopped for a moment. Looking at the blue envelope in his hand, Philip hesitated for a moment. It's spam, to be exact, it's an advertising email, at least on the outside.

In the lower right-hand corner of the envelope, it says, "Almeida theater," indicating that it was a promotional letter from the theater.

In London, where drama, opera, ballet and other performances are extremely prosperous, there are countless such letters, which can be divided into two types: one is pure spam, which is widely distributed after the theater prints advertisements for promotion; the other is spam; One is a special member email, which regularly updates the repertoire list of the next one to three months to its members for reference only.

Philip judged it spam because the hollers were not guests at the Almeida theater.

Almeida theatre is a veteran of London, but after changing its manager, it has become bold and ready to promote more new, unique and young productions. This is absolutely a good thing for art to keep its creative vitality; But the disadvantages are also very obvious. Many plays are young works that keep pace with the times.

It's a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the nobles of the upper class boasted of their profound artistic attainments; But on the one hand, he cherishes feathers and is only willing to watch those classic plays, such as Shakespeare. He refuses to lower his style and level and watch those unique plays of grass-roots origin.

Occasionally, the Almeida theater can really make a big splash. Among the audience guests, there are many young people from the noble group, and even some old nobles who claim to be artists will condescend to visit the Almeida theater.

However, in social occasions, they always hold a high-profile attitude of picking on thorns, half jokingly ridicule the vulgarity and mediocrity of Almeida theater, and at the same time add a sentence, "but the repertoire is still good" to show their artistic quality, which is objective and elegant enough.

When you're a whore, you need a memorial archway. This is true of the upper class in the 21st century; Celebrities from all walks of life around the world are still flocking.

If Philip remembers correctly, the hollers have only watched the Almeida theater twice, and they are definitely not members of the theater. Naturally, this is spam.

But Philip hesitated. You can feel the difference between the paper and the envelope by the touch of your fingertips. Only people who have been trained for many years can distinguish such small details. In the hall family, Philip is the only one who can do this - after all, it's the 21st century, and the aristocratic tradition has long been fragmented.

After putting down the other letters, Philip looked carefully at the front and back of the letter. Then he picked up the letter opener, opened the envelope and pulled out the letter paper. As a housekeeper, this is his authority; If necessary, personal letters can also be opened directly——

It is the basic quality of noble housekeepers to keep their mouth shut. Even if they see the secret with their own eyes, they know what to see and what not to see.

It's not spam, it's a formal invitation.

An official invitation from the Almeida theatre.

"On May 18, the Almeida theatre will hold the premiere of the new play" les miserables ". The play will be divided into the first half and the second half. The opening time of the first half is 2:30 and the official opening time is 3:00; The opening time of the second half was 8:15 and the official opening time was 8:30. The whole play lasted six hours.

Welcome to Almeida theatre to watch the show. "

This is not the whole of the invitation letter. A brochure of the whole play is attached, which introduces the whole production team and creative inspiration in detail, as well as the most important cast, the cast of the first and second cast.

In the west end and Broadway, actors are the top priority. The classic aria of a classic play is absolutely well known to the senior audience. The reason why they take the trouble to appreciate the same play over and over again is to appreciate the different sparks from different cast members and the different interpretations of the same role by different actors.

Whether it's a senior actor or a new actor. When the cast comes out, it will be the focus of discussion.

The correct way to watch a play is to understand the creative lineup and cast of the play, understand the story background and source of allusions, further understand the creative inspiration of the play, or compare the previous versions.

After arriving at the theater, during the opening party, the audience will share their views, exchange their views, and put forward their own expectations; Then, this is the part of watching the play, but it is still not the end; After the end of the play, the communication with the main creators, professional critics and other audiences will be completed on top of another party.

Watching plays is not only about watching plays, but also about the details. Whether it's the opening party or the closing party, their own views, their own opinions and the way of communication show their own inside information and knowledge, and even their tutoring and literacy.

Why can't the upstarts fit into the upper class? That's why; Why is the noble's aura always so powerful? That's why.

"Les miserables" is a very special play.

Every drama lover in London has seen it. This is a positive "everyone", 100%; However, it is also the object of repulsion and disdain of senior drama lovers in London. Because of the over commercialized packaging and operation, it has become an entry-level play for tourists. In order to show its own style, senior audiences will not enter the Queen's theatre to watch.

Now, the Almeida theater is rehearsing "les miserables" again, and it's still six hours of bold action? This is really too bold.

Suddenly, a little thing came back to Philip's mind.

In early March, Langley returned to London with a low profile. At that time, he had just won the Oscar and became the youngest winner in history. In just one month, he successively ascended Berlin and the Oscars, which was absolutely the focus of attention; However, just as everyone is looking forward to the next move of Langley, Langley officially announced through his agent that he will put into a drama performance and will not take on any film or TV works for the time being.

After the news came out, it caused numerous hot discussions.

There is no doubt that praise still prevails. Everyone can see that Langley has returned to the theater stage again to polish his basic performance skills and train his performance ability. This is too rare for a young actor who has just reached the top of the world. What's more, the official news confirmed that the play had been arranged for a long time, and the shooting process of "tomorrow's edge" had been closely arranged.

After the Oscars, it's just a step-by-step process.

After returning to London, Langley moved into Matthew's apartment in Notting Hill and officially began rehearsal. In the twinkling of an eye, ten weeks have passed. Is that the play?