点评:I have loved the Narnia books since I was a child, I am now 70 and the charm for those stories still exists. However, after watching the first half of this “Musical,” even though nowhere is it mentioned that that is the case, my Partner & I left.
Firstly, the Theatre is very comfortable, unlike the Utilitia, which is akin to siting on concrete. I fully understand the concept of "diversity and equality" however in this case it does not work. Why would you cast coloured Adult actors in place of what should have been white children as depicted in the story who were being evacuated during the war in 1940. Why were children not utilised for the Pevensies, as would have been expected, behaving as children, as opposed to adults pretending to be children. No it doesn’t work !
It was so disappointing that it lacked any of the magic of the book. The scene where they enter the wardrobe should be magical - I was expecting the stage to be transformed into a beautiful snowy landscape – instead we had a solitary spotlight and a bit of “snow” falling. As regard to costumes for the animal characters, well the Beavers really did look the part dressed in overalls with a Snowshoe strapped to their arses. Again, a missed opportunity to import a little magic and the actors running around the stage carrying a train & carriages was just…. well mystifying !
All in all, a very disappointing and what can only really be described as an “amateur dramatics” production. I all seemed very low budget, considering the cost of the tickets, No, not impressed.
If this was an attempt at “diversity”, then I’m sorry it failed miserably and I fail to see how this is supposed to “reflect the diversity of our city on stage”.
翻译:我从小就喜欢纳尼亚系列的书,现在我已经70岁了,那些故事的魅力仍然存在。然而,看完这部《音乐剧》的前半部分,尽管没有任何地方提到这一点,我和我的搭档还是离开了。
首先,剧院非常舒适,与 Utilitia 不同,Utilitia 类似于坐落在混凝土上。我完全理解“多样性和平等”的概念,但在这种情况下它不起作用。为什么你要让有色人种成人演员来代替故事中描绘的白人儿童,他们在 1940 年战争期间被疏散。为什么佩文西一家没有像人们预期的那样让孩子们表现得像孩子一样,而不是成年人假装成孩子。不,这不起作用!
它太令人失望了,它缺乏这本书的任何魔力。他们进入衣柜的场景应该是神奇的——我本来以为舞台会变成美丽的雪景——但我们却看到了孤独的聚光灯和一点“雪”落下来。至于动物角色的服装,海狸确实看起来穿着工装裤,屁股上绑着雪鞋。再一次,错过了引入一点魔法的机会,演员们带着火车和马车在舞台上跑来跑去,这真是……。好神秘!
总而言之,这是一部非常令人失望的作品,只能被称为“业余戏剧”作品。考虑到门票的费用,我似乎预算很低,不,没有留下深刻的印象。
如果这是一次“多样性”的尝试,那么我很遗憾它惨遭失败,我不明白这应该如何“在舞台上反映我们城市的多样性”。