Chapter 2058： West End

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British actors have always had a unique flavor that is different from European actors and American actors. They are neither like American actors who are on the road to stardom, nor European actors who regard actors as 9-to-5 professionals, but take acting as a role in acting. It is an art that requires hard work and lifelong pursuit. It is neither smug and sloppy, nor does it pretend to be deeply divorced from the public. Of course, this only refers to the majority.

Actors from the United Kingdom, including Ireland, who have made a name for themselves in the international arena, have one thing in common, that is, their elegant and noble temperament. No matter they are noble or desperate, they are all real elegant understandings. This is also true in other countries and regions. Actors are beyond their reach.

In fact, the reason why British actors are special is largely due to the entire actor environment in the UK. Someone once joked that if you want to become an actor in the UK, the only way you must go is: a professional class, a musical or a drama, a supporting role, a homosexual or a fruity or a lunatic or a pervert, fame, and royal awards.

Although this is a joke, it is true. British actors are mostly academics and rarely resemble the American overnight success. In the UK, to become a famous actor, the multi-level vocational education from the Royal Academy of Performing Arts to the Community Performance Academy is the first step, and then enter the stage play to hone, so as to wait for the opportunity to seek supporting roles in TV dramas and movies. This is the early stage. Routine.

Take the British drama "Crazy City" as an example. Although this drama is not well-known, people who have seen it will be amazed. Steve Pemberton and Lissell Smith each play four roles, respectively. It is difficult for the audience to see that these eight roles are actually played by two people, and both of them are still screenwriters.

This kind of actor who can write, direct and act is born out of the solid actor training system in the UK.

In fact, there are not many British actors who rely on their appearance to make their names, such as Hugh Grant, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, etc. There are only a few people; while solid acting skills and excellent stage performance are most of the actors. common ground. Bill Nye, who once performed brilliantly in "True Love Comes First" in "Pirates of the Caribbean", is 60 years old this year. He is a typical example. From the rock gang leader of "Pirate Radio" to the editor-in-chief of "Politics Miyun", from the lone killer of "Wild Target" to the retired spy of "Page Eight", every appearance makes people shine.

Bill Nighy dropped out of school at the age of fifteen and went to a magazine as an errand boy when he failed to become a writer. At seventeen, he went to Paris to write a novel from his idol, and ended up begging on the streets. After returning to London, he attended the Guildford School of Performing Arts, where he also worked on stage plays and TV screens for many years, and the older he became, the more popular he became.

For most British actors, if they do not go abroad to shoot their works or star in major international productions, many of them cannot be named at all. For example, the actors of Pettigrew and Sirius in the "Harry Potter" series are not well-known, but their solid foundation has often made people amazing. Timothy Spall, who plays Pettigrew, is not very good-looking, but his performance in the 2005 film "The Last Hanger" is respectable.

Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, Helen-Mirren, Maggie-Smith, Vanessa-Redgrave, these old actors live to old age, and their youthful and beautiful skin has never been the best in their hands. arms. The old lady played by Maggie Smith in "Downton Abbey" is full of weird words every time she appears, with contemptuous eyes and slightly pursed lips, vividly representing an old antique aristocrat. This is the real drama.

British films and actors as a whole are above average. There are few bad films and few bad actors. This is indeed admirable.

Hollywood has tapped into this bonanza after discovering that British actors are good and cheap. Now the British-American co-production works are basically Hollywood to provide technical support, and the United Kingdom to provide actors, the most typical of which are the "Harry Potter" series and the '007 series". Although British actors work for Hollywood, they are not only in love with the glitzy world of Hollywood. , even if Keira-Knightley is now a hot level, she still sets aside time every year to return to the UK to perform dramas, once a month, on stage every night for two or three hours, and the daily heart is only Hundreds of pounds, big investment and little return. But for British actors, this is their duty.

Therefore, when people learned that Evan Bell was always only a British national, they suddenly realized his maverick.

Looking at Evan Bell's past experience, ten years of Broadway career, it can definitely be said that he was born in a professional class. He never regards the box office as the first criterion for works. On the contrary, he is very picky about works and characters. The important thing is that no matter how much fame, popularity and salary, Evan Bell cannot forget his duty as an actor. Essentially, Evan Bell is a British actor, and what he does is far less serious than most of the native British actors who go their own way, and it's not worth the fuss.

Due to the system of British actors, it is difficult for non-classed actors to get ahead, and the importance of stage plays to actors is even comparable to that of movies. An actor who has made brilliant achievements in the film field, but has no contribution to the stage play, can work in the United States, but in the slightly old-fashioned country of Britain, it will not work. Even an actor like Orlando Bloom, who is famous all over the world by his eyebrows, is also a professional and has four years of immersion in the field of stage play.

So for British actors, the importance of London's West End is self-evident.

The West End of London is one of the two musical theatre centres in the world, alongside Broadway, and occupies a position that cannot be ignored in the long history of stage play. Broadway's stage plays are characterized by a stronger comedy color. Although there are also plays that reflect real life, they are greatly influenced by comedy, with strong entertainment, strong sense of music, and varied melody and styles. Jazz music and tap dance are often on stage. appearing in the play.

The musicals in the West End of London pay more attention to the status of music in the play. It integrates classical, modern and popular music, and makes innovations on this basis, so that the music in the play transcends time and space and elegance and vulgarity. limitations. It does not insist on bel canto, but adopts the singing method that is most popular with the audience. Although rock music and jazz music are also used in musicals in the West End of London, they are more influenced by opera, especially by the luxurious operetta, because the musicals in the West End of London are more of a song style. Among the stage styles, ballet is the top priority in the West End of London. Dance is involved as an organic part of the plot, from foil and embellishment to independence, which highlights the weight of ballet.

To give a simple example, "Chicago" is a typical Broadway style, while "The Phantom of the Opera I" is a representative work of London's West End.

The West End of London is a large area, the seat of the British government, as well as a bustling commercial, cultural and upper-class gathering area. In London's West End, a dozen theatres are dotted in the middle of Hyde Park, Regent's Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens, but it's a bit more artistic than the traffic on Broadway.

Evan Bell walked along Leicester Square to the theatre-clustered area of ​​London's West End. He made a special trip today to watch "The Man of the Opera, come here, as an audience. In the UK, looking for actors, the Academy of Acting and London The West End is the best way, and compared to schools, the stage play is obviously a more direct and convenient place. Here, you can directly feel the greatest charm from the opera.

Although it is said that "The Phantom of the Opera" has ended its performance on Broadway, in the West End of London, one of the four most profitable operas in history, it still performs on stage from time to time. You must know, "The Phantom of the Opera" Since its premiere in 1986, it has grossed more than $2.7 billion in ticket sales in theaters around the world, a capability no film has ever had.

Compared with the magnificent theaters on Broadway, the theaters in the West End of London are more amiable and amiable. The whole theater is not very large, and it can only accommodate less than 400 people in total. Such a close approach reminds Evan Bell of the outside world. The scene of those experimental theaters on Broadway, which is also a more severe test for actors, because the audience will use a magnifying glass to watch your performance up close.

There are men, women and children watching the performance, and the age group is very wide. Before the performance, the atmosphere in the theater is not as solemn as listening to a concert or watching an opera Even many young people gathered together and whispered. , whispered small, the young audience greeted each other and entered. There are also waiters selling CDs and manuals of musicals in the corridor, giving people a sense of relaxation before watching. This kind of British humor is different from Broadway.

Behind the backrest of the theater sofa, there is a small telescope. Put a few pennies into the mechanism that clamps the telescope, and you can pull it out and put it back after use. It is also convenient for the audience sitting in the back row to have a panoramic view of all the details of the actors' performances on the stage.

The musicals in the West End of London have always attached great importance to the effect of technology. The fantastic underground lake scene created by sound and light in "The Phantom of the Opera" is even similar to the technique of film montage, bringing the audience to an illusory and beautiful world, making horror The world is no longer daunting, but desirable. The power of lighting and stage settings has been fully mobilized to create a breathtaking artistic effect, and the stage has a very strong effect in the underground lake scene. Emotions are actively mobilized while appreciating

When the opera reached its climax in the middle, the crystal lamp in the center of the venue fell down with the development of the plot, and finally stopped mysteriously on the top of the audience, but it still caused the audience to exclaim. became a piece.

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