The Wizard of Oz, whose real name is the wizard of Oz, was translated into the Wizard of Oz or the Adventures of Oz in order to conform to the reading habits of the Chinese people. Shengsheng translates into a fantasy journey of a shepherd boy. The story is familiar to everyone. The little girl Dorothy quarreled with her uncle and aunt and ran away from home. Together with the puppy TOTO, she was blown to the country of Oz by a tornado, and embarked on the path of finding a wizard in order to return home. Encountered a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion on the way, and the four teamed up to overcome obstacles and defeated the bad witch. The Scarecrow got wisdom, the Tin Man got love, the Lion got courage, Dorothy and the puppy finally returned home, realizing that there was no warmth of home anywhere.
The role of ADAM in the play is TIN MAN. I have to say, it's a bit of a shame. Comments praised Dorothy and the Scarecrow, but the Tin Man and the Lion had no such luck. Think about it too, from the topless white swan to the whole body tightly wrapped in iron skin, you can't even see the joints, let alone the muscles. A review 10 years ago said that ADAM even had a play on its back. All have expressions. Critics often spare no effort to push the actor/dancer/singer/WHATEVER to an unprecedented height, just because they can still eat in ten years. The same person continued to spare no effort to criticize. However, ADAM is nearly 40 this year. Although I bought a ticket early to see him, I still want to see the big jumps of SWAN appearing again in my heart. Isn't it too demanding to see the swirling dance of Stranger in black? .
PETE said that he likes ADAM's performance very much, and ADAM's voice on stage is very good. That is the voice that belongs to the swan in my memory. It was the first time I saw him in the backstage of ON YOUR TOES five years ago. I said hello softly and shyly. It was he who took the painting that belonged to him from me. , And then surprised to ask whether this is a gift. From a distance, ADAM's appearance on the stage has not changed. It just feels like he has grown up, and he hasn't grown old.
Back to the play. The musical completely reproduces the charm of the original movie in 1939, and all the costumes and props remain unchanged. Dorothy is still the little girl with two braids in a light blue checkered dress in 39 years. The actor Siân Brooke dyed her blonde hair brown for this. In the Scarecrow scene, the three black crows are very stunning, and their actions are reminiscent of swan-but of course it is an obscene version. XD Lion’s voice is very nice, but I don’t know if it’s caused by modern pop culture. His every action is too gay. It is worth mentioning that TOTO the puppy, they really found a very obedient little white dog to perform and ran all over the stage. At the final curtain call, the audience gave it the most applause.
Finally, let me talk about the shortcomings. The entire stage play lasted almost three hours, and the plot was a bit procrastinated. I thought that the children would be overwhelmed, but it was the adults who slipped away and didn't watch the second half. All the children sat in their seats honestly and watched for three hours. The other is the appearance of the bad witch. The power of those three explosions was too strong. I almost jumped up from the chair, wouldn't those children cry? Just to mention, the scene where the witch melts in the end is very good, and the stage is very expressive.
Royal Festival Hall London-THE WIZARD OF OZ
Wednesday 23 July 2008-Sunday 31 August 2008
Director: Jude Kelly
Designer: Michael Vale
Music Director: Jonathan Gill
Choreographer: Nick Winston
Lighting Designer: Mike Gunning
Visual Installation: Huntley Muir
Sound Designer: Ed Clarke
CAST:
Sian Brooke Dorothy
Adam Cooper Tin Man
Roy Hudd Wizard
Julie Legrand Wicked Witch of the West
Hilton McRae Scarecrow
Gary Wilmot Cowardly Lion
from Hengshu 's Blog : The Queen and the Clown
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4476ce080100adhx.html
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