In August 2019, the coliseum version of "Pillow Man" premiered at the Poly Theater in Beijing, and as the audience of the first co-opal version, Monday Wei left this testimonial: "The reflection brought by the Greek drama has created a beautiful afternoon." In 2020, Monday Wai returned to the stage, transforming from an audience to a starring actor. At first he was hesitant about the opportunity to perform, but eventually the charm of "Pillow Man" led him to accept the invitation. On May 21 and 22, 2021, Chengdu audiences can finally see the drama work "Pillow Man" starring Zhou Wei. "The theme of the whole story is expressed: When you face a bad life, do you want to end it, or do you want to face it bravely? When you learn that someone else's life will be bad, do you want to help him, do you want to remind him? There is no answer to all this. In an interview with Red Star News, Monday Wai said frankly.
Stills from Pillow Man
"Pillow Man" by famous screenwriter Martin McDor
Fear, death, and childhood shadows are the undertones of Pillow Man, a stage play created by Martin McDor in London in 2003 that won the 2004 Olivier Award for Best Drama, the 2005 Tony Awards in the United States, and the Best Drama Award in New York Theater Critics. And most people know the playwright, it is his screenwriter and director of the film "Three Billboards" won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, and the mother's actor in the play, Frances McDormond, won the Oscar for Best Actress.
Stills from "Pillow Man" Monday
Before the film became popular, director Zhou Ke talked about the copyright, moved Martin's "Pillow Man" to China, and smoothly performed more than ten times a year in the Drum Tower West Theater, acting for five years, always ranking first in the box office of the small theater. In August 2019, "Pillow Man" went from the small theater to the big theater, performed at the Beijing Poly Theater, and began a national tour, Shi Hang served as the producer, Zhang Chu wrote the theme song for it, and many stars such as Hu Ge and Yuan Quan read the ten fairy tales in the play online. At that time, Monday Was still an audience under the stage. "It really touched me, and the drama here embodies enough power to make me feel that whether it is a good movie, a TV series, or a good stage play, it should be seen by more people, which is the most fundamental reason why I came to act in this play." Today, he has become the male protagonist of this drama work, playing the writer Catullan.
"Pillow Man" in Monday's mind: Ultimately, it points to warmth
In Pillow Man, the protagonist Catullan is a writer who the police believe he is responsible for a series of child abuse crimes because the murderer's modus operandi is highly consistent with the plot of his story. Catullan and his mentally handicapped brother Michael are interrogated, and in the process of uncovering the truth of the murder, Catullan's small stories are also presented to the audience. These little stories are a mixture of cruelty, darkness, and pain, but at the same time contain light and comfort that are irresistible.
"What Pillow Man once made me feel was: If there was a chance to start over, we knew we were going to face our bad life, would you be willing to start over? I don't know how to answer. Monday Wei tried to find the answer during the rehearsal, "It's still difficult to answer, but it gave me a wonderful time, and I think the story of "Pillow Man" ultimately points to warmth." Anyway, the novels he loved to the death were not burned..." Monday Wei said seriously, "I hope everyone can go into the theater and watch." ”
Red Star News reporter Ren Hongwei according to the organizers
Edited by Duan Xueying
(Download Red Star News, there are prizes for the newspaper!) ）