Beijing, September 9 (Reporter Gao Kai) As a "big drama to see Beijing" 21 exhibition season performance, Beijing Renyi's new typesetting "Football Club" recently appeared on the stage of the Cao Yu Theater.
Six male characters, full of gunpowder "quarrel", this small theater work full of human torture once premiered 21 years ago and set off a boom in spectators. This rehearsal and performance, the play not only realizes the upgrading of the theater, the innovation of presentation, the richness of the vision and the diversification of expression, but also brings a new viewing experience to the audience with a lineup that combines the old and the new and the new interpretation of the script.
Written by renowned Australian playwright David Williamson, the plot unfolds in the boardroom of a high-end football club, telling the story of several core figures of the club fighting for their own interests. Every sentence is football, but it seems that every sentence is not just football. Love or self-profession, loyalty to faith or calculation, these depictions of humanity go beyond the topic of football.
Beijing Renyi's new typesetting "Football Club" took the stage. Photo by Shi Chunyang
"Football is life for you and business for me." This classic line by club manager Gerry has become a "golden sentence", revealing the contradictions in reality and the complexity of human nature.
This new row, the play was upgraded from a small theater to Cao Yu theater, and the larger stage space also gave the creators new challenges. "Our scheduling is also more complex." Director Xu Ang said that although the previous creation has always been fresh in his memory, the focus of this creation is precisely the need to abandon the familiar part and start again. Therefore, at the beginning of the rehearsal, the crew spent a lot of time on the new localization of the script, so that the language and plot were closer to the current lifestyle. "This re-creation is to sort out the clues behind the characters, it turns out that we paid more attention to showing the anger of the characters in the quarrel, and this time it is to show the inner anxiety and worry behind the quarrel of the characters, and to make the logic and motivation behind everyone's every up and down more clear." Xu Ang said.
The six male characters in the play all rely on intense lines to drive the plot, and in the play, the actors' line skills, explosiveness and control on the stage have great room to show.
Beijing Renyi's new typesetting "Football Club" took the stage. Photo by Shi Chunyang
Feng Yuanzheng, who played club manager Gerry 21 years ago, played the role again as the "elder" in the play, he said, "Back then, I was more playing the cold-bloodedness of the characters and their clear judgment of things, but this time I will focus on showing his contradictions and helplessness, although he is calculating, he also loves his profession." Everyone is reasonable from their own perspective and position. I will pay attention to the performance of his superficial indifference and inner rich emotions. ”
The coach Lawley played by Liu Hui was full of tension as soon as he came on the field, "It seems to be an endless quarrel of six people, but in fact, everyone is laid out with a plan, and the sparks that cross and collide with the six bureaus together are very exciting." ”
From the small theater to the large theater, the stage beauty of this play has also undergone a major revision - the modern green venue, the conference room built with steel structure, so that the space on the stage is both oppressive and full of power.
Beijing Renyi's new typesetting "Football Club" took the stage. Photo by Shi Chunyang
It is reported that this round of performances will last until October 10. (End)