"Two years ago, when I was at the door of a theater in Xi'an, I saw some parents sending their children to the theater door and waiting outside for their children to come out after watching the play. One dad told me, 'This is for the baby, and I don't mean anything.' It inspired me and my team to let parents and children watch parent-child dramas together, so there was Paddington Bear's Bears." Talking about the reason for the production, Cao Yebo, general manager of Hongyang International and general representative of Broadway on-demand network in Greater China, recalled.
Following the Off-Broadway performance, the Paddington Bear flew to Shanghai. In the newly created comedy story "Paddington Bear Bears Home", Paddington goes to the neighbor Kelly's house to borrow granulated sugar, Kelly is busy preparing for his aunt Mathilda, the kind Paddington decides to help him tidy up the house, but causes a series of accidents: overturning Aunt Mathilda's favorite cake; the water pipe burst open, flooding the bathroom floor; the vacuum cleaner is broken, the dust goddess scatters flowers...
Paddington Bears Are Home Chinese co-directed by original Off-Broadway director Jonathan Rockefeller and Chinese director Gao Shengyun. Gao Shengyun shared: "The bear will have six shapes on the stage. This little bear looks like it is very small, but it actually needs two people to operate, so the tacit understanding between the two actors is very important. We spent a lot of time figuring out how to get the bear to stand in front of the audience like a living Paddington bear, so we customized a seat with pulleys. ”
Paddington Bear Cubs Wanted to share a cute and kind story. Gao Shengyun said: "Paddington loves to help others, but always messes things up. He is not afraid to make mistakes, but also has the spirit of more and more courageous, it is worth learning from big friends and children. She revealed on the spot that most of the props of "Little Bear Home" were carefully produced by the original company and traveled across the ocean to China, "There are many stage organs, giving the audience a lot of surprises." ”
From June 3rd to June 6th, Paddington Bear's Bear Home will be unveiled at Shanghai Hongqiao Art Center. Hongyang Theatre and Langham Hospitality Group jointly launched the "Paddington Bear" afternoon tea and performance package, trying to combine catering and cultural consumption. Following the Shanghai performance, "Little Bear Is Home" toured chengdu, Beijing, Suzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Xiamen in the first round.
The play also joins hands with the "Art Accessibility" platform to launch a relaxed and comfortable venue: during the tour, some performances will arrange sign language opening remarks, Chinese subtitles throughout the tour, use a wheelchair audience area, fine-tune the stage sound and light effects that may stimulate a part of the audience, allow the audience to make a sound due to the sense of the plot or due to their own needs during the performance, and do not mind that the audience needs to leave the stage for a break and repeat admission. The organizer will work with the "Art Accessibility" platform and the tour venue to make barrier-free steps in advance for the relaxed and self-contained venue, and solicit professional advice from representatives of people with disabilities who have experience in participating in and organizing cultural and artistic activities. Drama is no longer just a story, and the stage is no longer just a space.
The Chinese edition of Paddington Bear Is licensed by Rockefeller Productions, produced by Hongyang Theatre, Produced by Dream Culture, and co-produced by Big Ship Culture.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Li Junna Text Editor: Li Junna Photo Editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Zhuge Yi