In the final analysis, the story of the Macau Show is the life experience of four local Macau people. On this small island, because of their unique identity, they have experienced a series of ridiculous stories. Let's take a look at the perspectives of these four people, and how their journey to find their roots is unique.
The Macau Show is organized by Bangdian Media Creation Co., Ltd., co-organized by the Young Theatre Company, and supported by the Cultural Development Fund of the Macao SAR Government. The drama tells the story of four local Macanese people, each whose life journey has a unique charm because of their identity as Macanese. Chan Fei Li, the screenwriter of "Macao Show", said: "I wanted to use a special way of storytelling to create a play that could represent Macao. "This time, we have chosen four perspectives to seriously recreate their stories, hoping that the audience will see the Macao people's thoughts on local culture and 'home' culture in the protagonist's journey of 'root-seeking'.
The content of the script of this drama is distilled from the experiences of the four actors, four seemingly independent stories, but they are interconnected, and together form a unique historical and cultural scroll of Macao. As one of the actors put it: "Acting out our own story on stage, like looking at ourselves from a higher dimensional perspective, is a wonderful experience in itself, and we filter our emotions through creation and performance, and re-examine our own culture, experience, and life choices...... Hope it resonates more. ”
In this performance of "Macao Show" in Beijing, not only did the actors use local Cantonese lines, but also incorporated a lot of thinking and unique meanings into the stage design and prop design. According to the creator, this is to present the most authentic and original Macao to everyone. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, the "Macao Show" was presented to the audience in the capital by choosing to perform at the Hui Theatre with a good immersive experience of watching the drama, on the one hand, in the hope that the mainland audience would have a more immersive understanding of Macao, understand the culture of Macao, and see a more diverse and different side of Macao through the window of history and culture, and on the other hand, it also has the intention of bringing good dramas home, so that everyone can see more Macao people's unique feelings of home and country.
The first performance had a good atmosphere and laughter, and many audience members shared their own experiences of watching the play. "The plot is very light, humorous, a lot of laughter, a lot of tears, in addition to the protagonist's confusion about life, you can also feel the dense nostalgia, many lines and some intentional expressions of the actors, all make me feel very immersed in living and working in other places. One viewer said.
Overall, the "Macao Show" is an interesting and touching stage performance from a unique perspective, starting from the life journeys of four different Macao people, using Cantonese and unique stage design. The audience said that through this drama, they not only learned more about Macao, but also appreciated the deep thinking of Macao people about culture and family and country. Such a cultural feast is not only a "journey to find the roots" of Macao people, but also a rare opportunity for more audiences to feel nostalgia and feelings for their homeland in laughter.