"Lord, let me find him! Let me see him! Return to the cage and be at peace with the world! Until then, I will never stop, I swear, and swear to Fanxing!"

On the stage, Zarvey, played by Ezra Miller, was bathed in a halo like God's revelation, swearing to the stars and praying to God. Taking the stars as evidence, chasing Ran Arjun to the ends of the earth will never let go. Devotional faith and stubborn paranoia are fully revealed in a song full of holiness and justice!

The melody gradually grew; the singing gradually bloomed, pushing the emotions of the third act to climax step by step. The belief deep in my heart burst out with unimaginable power, completely released in the melody and singing segments. The last one suddenly ended, with a majestic and majestic momentum reaching its peak!

It was straightforward, passionate, and surging; then, it came to an abrupt end! The curtain fell, the lights went out, and then the lights came on. The audience spontaneously stood up and applauded. The thunderous applause shook the entire Almeda Theater. The three-hour performance finally came to a temporary end. The first half ended, and after two and a half hours of rest, the second half will continue to be staged!

The applause lasted for two minutes and still did not stop. It was vast, vigorous and deafening. The enthusiasm and excitement of the audience were clearly expressed. Although this was just the performance in the first half, although the magnificent story has not ended yet, and although the long time was really a torment, the audience did not care at all and gave high respect with the applause!

The Almeida Theater version of "Les Miserables" has a total of three acts in the first half.

The first act ends with the monologue of Jean-Argent, showing his mood changes and social status.

The second act ends with the confrontation between Ran-Arjean and Shave, presenting Fantine's dilemma and disaster, and spys through the various aspects of society from her perspective. Of course, Ran-Arjean's identity is open and re-escape throughout the whole process.

The third act ends with Javier's monologue, "Starlight", which shows the further intensification of social contradictions, people are living in misery, living beings are in dire straits, and their straits are in dire straits. The Denadier couple is the absolute protagonist.

The three-act content, three hours, presents a magnificent picture, truly showing the Paris Ukiyo-e in the early 19th century; not only Jean-Aljean, Fantine and Javerene, but other supporting roles also have enough performance space.

Especially the third act, which is completely different from the Queen's Theater version, adds a large number of new tracks and new characters, which weakens the protagonist's influence as much as possible, but outlines the current situation of the entire society.

The entire appreciation process is like a masterpiece like "Lord of the Rings", with a delicate and magnificent epic temperament that outlines the magnificence and vastness of the world in the middle. The Almeda Theater version of "Les Miserables" also presents the era written by Victor Hugo, and the soul shock came unconsciously.

Three hours, three hours of exhausting and exciting, the audience stood up together, and the two-minute applause never subsided, and the intention was really obvious: the audience was calling on Enke to leave, waiting for the actors to appear again, and accept the worship of the audience!

So John Cod led the core actors to the stage and received applause.

The applause like thunder, the sea of ​​thunder reached its peak in an instant, like thunder, like an earthquake, like a storm; the surging sound waves created an unimaginable chain reaction under the surround echo effect of the theater. If John had not taken the initiative to leave the list and expressed his enthusiasm for the audience to return in the second half and continue to watch the performance, otherwise, the applause would have no end.

John's reminder is undoubtedly important: for two and a half hours of rest, they need to eat as soon as possible, relax their nerves, and then receive three hours of baptism again. The marathon is just half over, and the most exciting part is far from here.

The applause gradually subsided and the audience gradually ended, but the afterglow ripples in the heart still did not calm down.

As a professional drama critic and a veteran drama enthusiast, Aristair Smith's observation angle is slightly different.

First of all, the story. John Coder's presentation and exploration of the original story of "Les Miserables" is worthy of recognition, and there is no doubt. In this regard, Aristair not only admires John's courage, but also has a high degree of completion. However, the overall level and height also need to look at the adaptation of the story in the second half to make a comprehensive judgment. As for the first half, it is at least a work of more than 80.

The second is the actor. This is also the part of the focus of observation in the first half.

Reese Ridley, who plays Fantine, looks a little immature, and the shackles of age cannot be ignored after all.

Especially in the second act, there were several scenes of rivalry with Lan Li. It can be clearly felt that Lan Li was restraining inward and controlling the rhythm and strength, but the natural and free-spirited performance style still vaguely suppressed Reese. Whether it was the fullness of emotions, the presentation of the characters and plot, or the filling of performance details, it could all show the gap between the two.

Ezra Miller, who plays Javier, has the same problem.

In the rivalry between Ezra and Renli, Ezra's shortness of breath and anxiety could be faintly smelled, and it seemed that she could not stand up in front of Renli. Especially in the scene of "faced", it felt particularly obvious. To some extent, this affected the character creation of Zavey's character. After all, in the original story, Zavey was the one who had the upper hand, and Ran-Arjean was the one who ran away with her head in her arms.

However, objectively speaking, it is not that the two actors are not good enough, but that Lanley is too excellent. Putting aside Lanley, Reese and Ezra's performance can already be at the forefront among young actors, which makes the overall quality of "Les Miserables" in the first half still maintain a high level position.

Reese's interpretation of "I Have Dreams" is slightly insufficient, but the emotional transmission is full enough; and the biggest advantage is that her age is closer to Fantine in the original novel. Fantine in the Queen's Theater version often chooses actors around thirty years old to perform. The sense of vicissitudes is enough, but it lacks the innocence and tenderness in the original novel.

In the ending monologue of the second act, Reese truly interprets Fantine's emotions: she is ignorant and has beautiful fantasies about the world, but she is deceived and hurt, and falls into the abyss step by step. She once dreamed that she could have love and warmth, but the ending was covered in bruises and could not continue.

This can be considered a little amazing.

Ezra's interpretation of "starlight" is full of explosive power, but the sense of layering and delicateness are lacking. More of the young people's indomitableness and determination, they cannot show the complexity and complexity of Javier's heart. Fortunately, the story in the first half is enough, and the plot and singing are completed.

Therefore, in the monologue at the end of the third act, Ezra's paranoia and distortion, instead injected another interpretation into the story, and then won applause.

The first half of three hours may become a disadvantage, exposing the loopholes of young actors' instability and inadequate performance; it may also be an advantage, making up for the shortcomings of young actors' lack of performance levels and making the story fuller and more profound. John Cod's version of "Les Miserables" is the latter.

“Aristair.”

"Nick."

I saw a familiar face, Nik Morris, another famous senior drama critic in the industry, is known for his sarcastic and meanness. The future of many new dramas is ruined by his writings, and it is covered with a lot of blood.

However, the reason why Nick was able to occupy a place in the West End was because he was professional, and he was absolutely ruthless when he deserved criticism; he was never stingy when he deserved praise. Even Aristair, he was very happy to exchange ideas with Nick.

The two people gathered in the crowd one after another and left the theater, "How is it, what are you finding?" Aristair asked on his own initiative.

Nick shrugged, "So far? Renly Hall."

"Only one?" Aristair raised his thick eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone.

Nick nodded in a straightforward manner and expressed his affirmation, "Yes. All other discoveries are overshadowed." Just like Nick's style, "Cod's adapted script can be considered half, but it still depends on the script in the second half. To be honest, I was a little surprised by Renly's performance, you know, those Hollywood actors, tsk..."

Needless to say, it is enough to just raise the corners of your eyes pickyly.

For veterans in the West End of London, the Oscar Little Golden Man is actually not very important, at least, not as good as the three major European film festivals, the Tony and Oliver Awards; in their eyes, the basic skills of actors in the West End of London are world leaders, and actors from this can easily gain a foothold in Hollywood, which is not a big deal.

It can be said that they are arrogant or arrogant. But in real life, even Hollywood agrees with this, so the term "British Gang" was born.

"But, his control is really outstanding." Nick's praise was not deep, but the light in his eyes revealed his excitement. "Actually, I'm a little curious. If this show is released, Renli will be fully fired and perform in the best condition throughout the whole process. I don't know how the effect will be."

"At least, it's enough to be curious." Aristair said with a smile, and then Nick asked Aristair's opinion again, and he confessed, "Several young actors deserve to be polished. This time, John Cod did tap into many potential new stars. I think this is very interesting. In the second half, other major characters will appear, and I don't know how strong they are."

"If Renli hadn't been guiding, the quality of the finished product presented would definitely not be so high." Nick still had a picky face.

Aristair didn't refute and nodded, "So, John Cod's vision is fierce." Choosing Renly to play Jean Arjean is not the most shocking casting in the West End of London; but it does require extraordinary courage and determination. "I have a premonition that the second half is worth looking forward to."

"I hope they don't stuff too much food, otherwise the evening show will be filled with the smell of pizza and fried chicken, which is too bad." Nick is still Nick.
Chapter completed!