Chapter 946

"An irresistible play! Excellent script, great actor! Lanley Hall's performance makes every minute of the work a pleasure. Six hours is too short. Bold and brave, delicate and profound, wonderful and grand, this is a play that no one should miss. "

As a top player in the industry, the authority of Alistair Smith needs no further words.

On the "stage" newspaper, Alistair first made a short comment in concise language, which was published in the front page of the newspaper, giving an evaluation of the work; After that, a detailed drama review of nearly 3000 words was published in the later in-depth drama review page, which expressed his love and admiration.

Any reader who is familiar with Alistair can deeply feel that the drama critic's ecstasy and devotion have not been seen for a long time. Even the "Matilda" and "jump out of my world" in the past few years have not been able to make Alistair so impolite; What's more, other critics in the industry?

Different from the scoring system of films, the critics in the west end of London use the five-star system for scoring, "Mathilda" and "jump out of my world" both receive four and a half stars of evaluation and recommendation in aristell's works; This time, the Almeida theater version of "les miserables" won the five-star recommendation.

This is the only five-star in the new century.

Not in the newspapers, but when Alistair was chatting with his peers, he said, "if I can, I'd like to give five and a half stars. The reason why half a star is added is that it is specially given to Lansley hall. The only regret is that the other actors in the work still need time to polish. Tom Holland, Charlotte Kennedy and Michelle duckery perform very well, but they are still inferior to Langley. "

It is the work of drama critics to keep improving and even to find fault. They need to pick on a play from all aspects. There is no such thing as perfection in this world, especially in stage plays. Different performances of the same play may have different levels and states. Each performance is challenging perfection, and each performance is surpassing the previous one.

Only with this review by Alistair, the Almeida theater version of "les miserables" has laid a successful foundation. In the drama circle, authoritative critics have such appeal; What's more, this time, apart from Alistair, there are not a few critics who agree.

Nick Morris, who has been writing drama reviews for the times for many years and occasionally for the stage, is another authoritative drama critic in the industry. He is famous for his sharp style.

"Six hours, it's really long, it's as long as a century, so those who have no patience, or who want to pretend with a female partner, can stay away from the Almeida theater. You will hate the play, it doesn't even give you time to sleep.

If I list the shortcomings, I can list hundreds of them and advise everyone to stay away from the play.

I know John cod's artistic pursuit, eager to present the era in Victor Hugo's works, and reappear the history, the society and the tasks; But, Jesus Christ, now is the 21st century, who cares about such an old story? The audience can't stand even a two-hour art movie. Who wants to sit in the dark theater for six hours?

I also know John cod's artistic process. He really captures the essence of the original novel and truly shows the grand social situation; However, this is too dull and boring. It seems that cod has lost his ability to interpret. He is only refining the original novel, and has no own views. This is even worse than Cameron McIntosh.

Look, shortcomings, shortcomings, or shortcomings. This is art. Every art has different ways of interpretation. Every reader and audience can interpret their own things in their minds. This is the greatest part of art. So, is the Almeida theater version of les miserables really bad?

No, on the contrary, I think it's the best work in the west end since the millennium. No one.

Raleigh hall, that's the answer.

This 22-year-old actor, he is a genius. It seems that he was born for this stage. Standing on the stage, every move and every smile are natural. Everything is so natural and contains huge energy. Through the skin and body, he really makes the soul feel shocked.

Playing the role of Jean Valjean, Hall's performance spans from youth to old age. Wonderful, this is the only exclamation. Of course, Hall's monologues show the top level of the Western District, but personally, my favorite is a transition play without lines.

At the end of the whole play, the play reaches the moment of sublimation and deepening. Hall only uses one to get up, one to move forward and one to stop. The flowing performance refines the weight of the whole work. The actor's performance is full of spirituality and massiveness. He has never been carved, but he can put it in and out freely. It's so wonderful that people are dazzled.

God, I love this actor.

Since the death of Laurence Oliver, we haven't found such a talented actor in many years. The lines, aria, body, body, expression, even the eyes, the soul energy burst out from the inside out, are fascinating.

How many reasons do you need to like a play? For me, it's just one. "

In his long comments, Nick gave all the praise without stint, and continued his always tricky and harsh style. He clearly stated his personal feelings and attitude. What's more interesting is that in terms of scoring, he also gave the highest rating of five stars——

Even in the course of his longer career, Nick's five-star rating is few and far between. However, this is not unusual, because in his comments, he has already compared Langley with Lawrence Oliver.

Lawrence Oliver, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors in English history, did not have one.

Lawrence's understanding and control of Shakespeare's plays and stage performance is a legend. He has been in London's west end for nearly 60 years. Later, he entered the field of film and gained a lot of recognition from the Oscars; Moreover, because of his performance, he was greatly loved by the public. He was awarded three different Jazz titles successively, the highest title of which reached the level of Baron to express his respect.

George hall, by the way, is a baron.

In 1984, the highest award of British drama and musicals was named "Oliver Award", which was used to honor the legendary star's status in film history; Now, the British Oliver award and the American Tony Award are called the highest awards in the drama field, and their lofty status even surpasses that of the Oscar in the film field.

In addition, after Lawrence died in 1989, he was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Now, Nick mentions Lawrence Oliver in his own drama review. Any language has become powerless, just this analogy is enough to see Nick's admiration and love.

But this is Nick. Hate to the extreme, love to the extreme, always so ups and downs, do not worry about yourself, to blue Li recruit black possibility.

On top of the times, Nick also wrote a short review, "the actor who can't be ignored, feel the extreme shock of the performance! Great viewing experience! God, what are you waiting for? "

Simple words with a trace of ridicule and excitement, familiar people can even describe Nick's roaring excited face in his mind, as if in the eyes, surprised and excited to shout, "what are you waiting for?"

From Alistair Smith to Nick Morris, the two authoritative drama critics in the industry started from two different audiences and spread the excellent reputation of "les miserables" for the first time.

Relatively speaking, the influence of "stage" newspapers is more limited to real professionals. Only stage drama lovers and art practitioners will subscribe and pay attention to them. However, although the audience is narrow and the sales volume is not high, the circulation rate is very deep. According to the survey, every newspaper will be circulated in the hands of at least six audiences after it is sold——

To put it simply, a drama enthusiast bought today's "stage". At tea time, after reading it, his friends would bring it to read one after another. The number is at least six.

It can be seen that the influence of "stage" is incomparable.

The times, on the other hand, is more influential. For most ordinary people, it is one of the newspapers that they have to read every morning, on the subway, in the office, at breakfast time, and so on. They may just habitually read newspapers, read reviews of the latest plays, and get attention.

In other words, the times is the most influential.

However, when these two parts of the audience cross influence, the influence of the two authoritative figures, Alistair and Nick, will be further presented, and they will start to lay out their influence.

At the same time, apart from the "stage" and "times", other drama critics also immediately sent their own professional comments, in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet; Meanwhile, the audience who took part in the premiere, just 350 tickets of precious, at this moment, finally waiting for the moment of return——

At the beginning, the audience who had been queuing up all night for tickets were not only the first group to watch the play, but also a few opinion leaders on the Internet

They were able to answer questions from other netizens, "is the work really as good as Alistair Smith and Nick Morris?"“ What kind of experience is it like to watch the play at close range? "“ Is Langley hall really giving another top performance? "

Answer: Yes.