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The drama "No One Survives" Chinese version
"Ten little soldiers, out to eat." One was choked to death, and there were nine people left. Nine small soldiers, staying up late. One overslept, and there were eight people left. Eight small soldiers, set off for Devon. One to stay, seven people left..."
This poem is not very worded, but if you hear it in a quiet, dark space, it will definitely have a maddening effect. However, it was first read to children as an old English nursery rhyme. Ancient, cruel, eerie, as if back in time to the dark and terrifying European Middle Ages. Many Chinese today know about this nursery rhyme, probably "thanks" to Agatha Christie. Her "No One Survives" is fascinating and addictive because of this nursery rhyme.
"No One Survives", And then there were none, the immortal classic of "Queen of Reasoning" Agatha Christie, and the author's own favorite famous piece. The original words are full of strange things between the lines, the suspense grows with the plot, interlocking, the reader seems to dare not come out of the atmosphere, only hope that the mystery will be solved as soon as possible, and the murder will end completely. This feeling is also experienced in the Chinese version of the drama "No One Survives", and the drama and the novel have the same magic.
The Chinese version of the drama "No One Survives" created by Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center and Shanghai Mousetrap Drama Studio is the biggest highlight of this weekend's Shancheng Drama Stage. Two consecutive performances, the field is hot. With little suspense, this highly mature work has conquered many Agatha disciples, as well as the vast number of suspense drama lovers, which perfectly echoes the dazzling score of nearly 8,000 Douban netizens participating in the score of 8.5 over the years. Good drama.
People who love to read often have the experience that when they encounter a work they like, they are not only willing to spend time looking at it repeatedly, but also conceive a three-dimensional image in their minds according to the plot of the work. Adaptations from literature to drama are precisely trying to help readers complete such "second reading". Such attempts are sometimes unsuccessful, but the drama "No One Survives" is clearly an exception.
This super IP of suspenseful reasoning has been met with the world through novels as early as 1939, and for nearly a century, countries around the world have adapted in various languages, whether it is dramas or film and television dramas are basically successful. A big reason is that the screenwriter is Grandma herself, on the basis of "pearls and jade in front", the work of the later generations of creators is naturally complete, icing on the cake.
Among the foreign IP Chinese dramas that emphasize the translation of the language, the Chinese version of the drama "No One Survives" can be described as a rare leader. Director Lin Yi has been directing since 2007, and so far the play has performed more than 600 times. Its longevity makes sense.
First of all, the respect for the spirit of Grandma's original work ensures the original taste of the work from the novel to the drama, the stage set, the character's lines, the design of the costumes, the choice of props, etc., basically highly restore the effect of text transmission. After entering the theater, audiences familiar with the original can quickly find a sense of déjà vu, while audiences who have not read the novel can also follow the characters into the plot and appreciate the extraordinary charm of Grandma's works.
With the perfect script, the creation is half successful, and then the choice of actors is a bigger test on the stage. As another important town of Chinese drama, Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center is rich in outstanding actors. For example, the male protagonist of "No One Survives" and the actor of Lombard He Ping are quite praised, starting to play Lombard in 2014, and after seven years, he not only has the same real age as the people in the play, but also becomes more and more handy in interpretation. He himself lamented in an interview that Lombard is a role that makes the actor enjoy it, "The annual rehearsal of this play, like the process of growing a small tree, a little bit of pruning, and finally slowly taking shape." ”
The combined efforts of all the creators have made the charm of the Chinese version of the drama "No One Survives". Its horror effect is obvious, in the dark theater to witness one strange death after another is difficult not to panic, especially in the second half, the audience is scared to scream, and even the female audience is scared to cry, which is... It's an exaggeration. No wonder some viewers commented, "I was actually frightened by the sound of the audience", "It turns out that what is more terrifying than the sound effects of the scene lighting is the scream of the woman".
The most interesting thing is that when you are frightened into a cold sweat, the performance suddenly stops, and the arrangement of the closing part is suddenly unexpectedly beautiful! In the play, the characters "come back from the dead" one by one, and each of the deceased who came back to the curtain in turn, also pulled out the knife inserted in the back, the dagger on the waist, the axe on the neck and other murderous weapons, and bowed to the audience with a smile. The applause was thunderous, and the atmosphere of the theater was greatly reversed at the end, and the audience's emotions also reached a climax.
Upstream Journalist Text/Video Zhao Xin