The Greatest Showman

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"The Times", "Five minutes and thirty-six seconds, the three-month pre-sale of tickets for 'Les Miserables' at the Almeida Theatre, all sold out, setting the fastest ticket sales record since the introduction of the online ticketing system in London's West End."

At 9:00 am on May 21st, "Les Miserables" officially started the pre-sale of all tickets for three months, but it only lasted for five minutes and thirty-six seconds, and the pre-sale was over. All the pre-sale tickets were sold out, which not only created a historical record, but also set off a topic, everyone fell into shock and couldn't believe it.

Even if everything actually happened, it's still unbelievable.

A day ago, The Times said with concern that everyone had better lower expectations; a day later, The Times generously admitted that "Les Miserables" has brought vitality to London's West End, and perhaps this will become the development of the theatre industry. turning point.

At the moment in 2012, the British performance circle still retains the strict academy tradition, just like the continuation of the royal family and aristocratic customs, British actors still have unimaginable stubbornness and old-fashionedness. Every actor, if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the industry, or wants to be recognized by the industry smoothly, must go through three stages:

College professional study, any professional performance college can be, or it can be returned to the furnace after becoming famous, but it must be professional study; London West End polishing can be a peripheral art repertoire, or it can be a small role in a big repertoire; challenge yourself The role of breakthrough can be the reversal of the image of breakthrough, the role of madness and survival, or the script that subverts oneself, the key is to jump out of one's own comfort zone.

Every actor, literally. Except for the idol vases, of course.

Because of this, almost all British actors have returned to London's West End, no matter how big or how popular, no one can be an exception.

Someone once wondered why Emma Watson is so popular, but there is not much recognition in the industry? Never made it to the West End stage, but at a young age, chose the Audrey Hepburn and Angelina Jolie-esque image route of the UN Women's Academy, and that's why.

In other words, the West End of London has welcomed countless big names, and as long as the British actors who are number one in people's minds, they can be found in the West End.

Tom - Hiddleston (tom-hiddleston), Andrew - Garfield, Daniel - Radcliffe, Keira - Knightley, Carey - Mulligan (carey-mulligan) these new generation of popular actors, from time to time I will leave the film industry for a while, not because I can't receive new projects, but because I have returned to the West End of London.

However, such a grand event of ticket sales has never happened before—there has never been an actor who has truly driven the popularity and attention of the entire Western District; and never has an actor truly moved professional drama critics and critics at the same time. Ordinary audience; moreover, there has never been an actor who brought the West District to the forefront.

Until today.

The pre-sale record of five minutes and thirty-six seconds, and all the tickets within three months were sold out. Tickets that might have taken three days or even a week to complete the sale were all sold out in just five minutes and thirty-six seconds.

Such a momentum is appalling; similarly, such a record is unprecedented, and it is estimated that no one will come later.

Even the Almeida Theater itself was frightened, and the official website issued an announcement for the first time, "Thank you for the great support of the audience, all the actors and all the staff of the entire crew once again sincerely thank you. We will do our best to devote ourselves to it. Rehearse, give more exciting performances, and return everyone's enthusiasm."

The three-month pre-sale of tickets has just ended, and the call for additional performances has already begun to spread on the Internet. Those audiences who have not been able to buy tickets have begun to call for further additional performances and extension of the performance time of the repertoire. Looking forward to With the intention of continuing to see Renly in London's West End.

This is not surprising, it is simply unheard of.

"Les Miserables" has only been staged for three days so far, and there are still three months of performances planned. Most of the audience did not have time to enjoy this play, and now they have begun to call for "additional performances", which is really is too early.

If the three-month performance is coming to an end, and the time for the last performance is determined, the audience asks for additional performances and extensions again, this is the real sign of the success of the play.

Clearly, it was impulsiveness and excitement, and it was the appeal of Renly.

Faced with such a voice, the Almeida Theater naturally cannot take it seriously. It still has to step by step and polish every performance down-to-earth——

Because every audience is different. Any single negligence may lead to a complete collapse of word-of-mouth like a domino. The test in the West End of London, in every aspect, in every corner, is everywhere, and if any one ignores it, the consequences will be unacceptable.

Still, it's a side-effect of Renly's strong appeal. While the entire "Les Miserables" crew members were extremely excited, they also felt unprecedented pressure.

After the tickets were sold out, the media reporters swarmed towards the Almeida Theater immediately, interviewing the cast and crew as quickly as possible, and of course, the focal point, Renly.

Facing the recorder that was scrambling from all sides, he almost poked himself in the face. This scene was really too familiar. After three months, when he was back in the spotlight again, Renly laughed dumbly, "I I thought the West End would be quieter

some. "

This joke made all the reporters laugh. Renly is clearly making fun of the low level of attention in the West End. As a result, a reporter from the crowd shouted, "Renly, you should learn to accept it." The laughter instantly became more joyful.

Renly nodded with a smile on his face, expressing his understanding, "Of course, I am extremely grateful for the support of the audience, otherwise, if the attendance is too bad, we don't know what to do." The half-joking joke made everyone laugh. "However, I sincerely hope that the audience will come to watch this drama blindly, not just because of rumors, or just to watch the excitement."

In the face of the frenzy in the pre-sale phase, Renly remained calm. Because he knows better than anyone that the difference between the film field and the theater circle, and the gap in it, is not acceptable to every audience.

"First of all, it's six hours, you have to be mentally prepared; second, before watching the play, even if you don't have time to read the original novel, at least look at the Wikipedia story synopsis, and then flip through our official brochure, Have an understanding of theatre; finally, enjoy the magic of the stage, what makes the West End so magical is the actors and the audience."

Renly's answer was not so much a thank you as it was a guide, giving the audience some tips on how to watch the play, and then looking forward to more audiences learning to enjoy the stage play.

The Almeida version of "Les Miserables" was a starting point, but Renly didn't want that to be the end. Perhaps, after watching "Les Miserables", the audience became interested in the drama, and then began to watch other dramas, and even often came to the West End to join in. This is the driving force behind the artistic creation of the entire industry.

"Every actor in 'Les Miserables' is doing their best to give a top-notch performance. Every audience member is welcome to come forward and urge us to keep improving." Renly extended the invitation sincerely, and then nodded politely. , "I have to go in to rehearse now, otherwise, if the show is screwed up tonight, everyone will start refunding tickets, which is not very good. If I remember correctly, refunds are free of charge now, right?"

After speaking, Renly shook his head and walked into the Almeida Theater, leaving the reporters standing where they were, looking at each other, and then laughing together.

Stage performances are brand new every day. Expectations and pressures are constantly accumulating. At the same time, they also pose more challenges to the body and mentality. The three-month performance can be called a long march; unlike movies, After the film is finished, everything is over, whether the audience likes it or hates it, everything is done, and the major screens just repeat the same set of film.

So, there is no moment for the stage play to relax, and the clockwork has to be readjusted every day. The pre-sale tickets were all sold out, which was both motivation and pressure. It's just that all the actors, including Renly, especially the young actors, can they withstand the tremendous pressure brought about by such expectations?

No one can know.

But what is certain is that relevant reports have been published from The Times to Stage, The Guardian to The Independent, and even the Financial Times, which has always targeted elite groups. It has become the hottest focus of attention in May.

This is a torment for George Hall.

"Financial Times", he thinks this is the last piece of pure land, the audience of this newspaper is a small group of the most elite and high-end in London, and is even hailed as a group that can change the direction of the whole country; One newspaper also reported on the boom in London's West End. George, there is nowhere to run.

George tightened his muscles and suppressed his emotions. He folded the newspaper in his hand and placed it on the small table in the afternoon tea. The person entering the door.

George showed a decent smile, nodded, and the person who came was led by the waiter, walked over, and only got up politely after the other party approached, "Marquis Richard, good afternoon. "

"Dear George, this is not a formal dinner party, there is no need to be so solemn." The person said with a smile, raised his head and said to the waiter, "Can you give me a glass of brandy? God, today's light rain is really annoying. Now, I need to drive away the cold."

After he finished speaking, he looked at George, "So, is there any good news recently? Oh, by the way, I just heard an interesting news, Almeida Theater has rehearsed a brand new version of 'Les Miserables' and has become a nobleman Have you heard the hot topic between us?"

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