Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 11 (Reporter Gao Kai) Beijing Renyi drama "Guanxi" recently took the stage again, this work that has been staged for 14 years and has continued to be popular has also ushered in the "upgrade" of the theater for the first time - moving from a small theater to the stage of Cao Yu Theater.
Drama "Relationship". Photo by Li Chunguang
Since its premiere in 2009, Guanguan has attracted audiences with its unique characterization, smooth plot narrative and profound interpretation of human nature, and has become a repertoire of works of Beijing Renyi Small Theater. This year, for the first time on the stage of Cao Yu Theater, a larger theater and more performance space will also allow more audiences to have the opportunity to experience the charm of a realistic work on the big stage.
Drama "Relationship". Photo by Li Chunguang
"Guanxi" is a realistic work that explores emotional relationships, the play revolves around a man and three women who are related to him, and reflects the emotional entanglements, struggles, human dilemmas, and the truth of life from their relationships with each other, each person and themselves. As screenwriter Wan Fang wrote, "'Guanxi' has always been in such a state: asking questions and trying to find answers, but to no avail. These timeless themes have kept the work in its 14 years of reflection and resonance with different audiences. At the same time, the open-ended ending invites the audience to bring it into it and discuss how to give answers to life and get out of the dilemma of reality.
Drama "Relationship". Photo by Li Chunguang
There are both delicate inner monologues and fierce opponent conflicts, and four of the four in the lineup of this performance, Ding Zhicheng, Liang Danni, Xu Jingyao, Xu Cenzi, and Zhou Shuai are the original cast of the first round of performances. More than ten years of stage performances have achieved a tacit understanding between the actors, and also made the actors and their roles constantly collide with new sparks.
"After 14 years of performance, I think that in this play, the actors and the characters, the characters and the characters, and the characters and the audience are directly running in very smoothly." Ding Zhicheng, who plays Sha Chenxing in the play, said that the audience will have a sense of substitution when they see this play, "It is either related to me in life, or related to him in life." That's the charm of realism. Liang Danni, who plays his wife Wu Xiaohua in the play, continues to give the characters a fuller side in the round of performances, plus the "old partner" Ye Hang played by Xu Jingyao and Du Du played by Xu Cenzi, and Liu Tian played by Zhou Shuai, who has joined the crew in recent years, several roles together constitute a complex and clear "relationship".
Drama "Relationship". Photo by Li Chunguang
As a work that has been staged in the three theaters of Renyi, "Guanxi" has been upgraded to Cao Yu Theater for the first time, giving the actors more creative space. "The Grand Theater should be heard and understood by the audience in the last row, so the sense of communication and character orientation should be strengthened." "The actors in the theater are more actionable, and they have to show the audience the changes in the characters." Ding Zhicheng, Liang Danni and other creators said that after the change of the theater, the actors' performances were adjusted, but authenticity is the eternal pursuit. It is still a life-like stage set, without complex sound rendering, "Relationship" uses a real life-like performance to have a participatory dialogue with the audience on the stage.
It is reported that the current round of performances of "Relationship" will last until November 11. (ENDS)