John Osborne — Playwright (2)
愤怒的回顾 [Performance] Douban
Look Back in Anger
genre: theater playwright: John Osborne
other title: Look Back in Anger / Оглянись во гневе director: John Osborne / Richard Wilson actor: Ben Whishaw / Samantha Young / David Tennant / Nancy Carroll / Ian McKellen
Девушка из богатой семьи вышла замуж за парня из рабочих кварталов. Брак обернулся испытанием их разности. Классическая пьеса Джона Осборна с героем – бунтарём, сокрушителем устоев из поколения английских «рассерженных молодых людей». Джимми протестует против всего на свете, не любит газет – они заставляют человека чувствовать себя идиотом, не выносит тещу, ненавидит компромиссы. Но все же главный мотив в спектакле – не голос социального протеста, а голос любви, роковая природа чувств и испытание друг друга на прочность.
The Entertainer [Performance] Douban
The Entertainer
genre: theater playwright: John Osborne
other title: 艺人 / 大娱乐家 / 艺海心声 director: Tony Richardson / Rob Ashford actor: Laurence Olivier / George Relph / Richard Pasco / Dorothy Tutin / Brenda De Banzie
The Entertainer is a three-act play by John Osborne, first produced in 1957. His first play, Look Back in Anger, had attracted mixed notices but a great deal of publicity. Having depicted an "angry young man" in the earlier play, Osborne wrote, at Laurence Olivier's request, about an angry middle-aged man in The Entertainer. Its main character is Archie Rice, a failing music-hall performer. The first performance was given on 10 April 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. That theatre was known for its commitment to new and nontraditional drama, and the inclusion of a West End star such as Olivier in the cast caused much interest.


Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice.