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剧评：《阿拉丁》，伊普斯威奇新沃尔西剧院 ✭✭✭✭
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Paul T Davies 评介伊普斯威奇新沃尔西剧院（New Wolsey Theatre）今年的节庆重头戏《阿拉丁》。
《阿拉丁》— 新沃尔西剧院。摄影：Mike Kwasniak 《阿拉丁》
伊普斯威奇新沃尔西剧院
2019 年 12 月 3 日
4 星
把挑剔的眼光先放一半，释放你心里的小孩吧——英式圣诞童话剧（Panto）季又到了！新沃尔西剧院一如既往做他们最擅长的事：用摇滚风的童话剧来演绎经久不衰的《阿拉丁》。故事经典到几乎不必改动任何元素；尽管 Peter Rowe 这次不再担任导演，他的剧本在 Kate Colledge 的执导下依然被发挥得淋漓尽致。群戏阵容非常出色，演员们在角色表演与现场演奏乐器之间切换自如，有的人还会演奏不止一种乐器。Barnaby Southgate 的音乐指导同样精彩，一首接一首的金曲被唱得酣畅淋漓。
《阿拉丁》— 新沃尔西剧院。摄影：Mike Kwasniak
Neil Urquhart 饰演阿拉丁，魅力十足，一出场就把观众牢牢收服；Kate Hardisty 的公主也恰到好处，既可爱又带点泼辣。对我来说，一出 Panto 往往成败在“丑角大妈”（Dame）身上，而这次 Cameron Johnson 饰演的 Widow Twankey 堪称一绝——尤其是那些给大人看的双关笑料，分寸拿捏得刚刚好，孩子们听不懂却也不妨碍我们大人笑到停不下来。他与 James Haggie 饰演的 Wishee Washee 配合得相当默契：喜剧节奏精准又带点“坏坏的”调皮；可惜下半场他们的戏份少了些。
Adam Langstaff 饰演皇帝非常爆笑；Hannah Francis-Baker 饰演（其实是全剧真正英雄的）猴子 Cuddles，令人乐在其中；Lucy Wells 的精灵（Genie）也很出色。但最抢眼的还是 Richard Costello 饰演的 Abanazer：典型的 Panto 反派，既好玩、又有一点性感，同时也不会把小朋友吓坏。他与 Widow Twankey 的对唱无疑是全场亮点之一！
《阿拉丁》。新沃尔西剧院。Mike Kwasniak 摄
歌单很棒——如果你已经五十多岁的话！我再次觉得，几乎没有当代或近年的歌曲能让更年轻的观众跟着一起唱。选曲确实经典，但其中一些我很确定在这里其他摇滚 Panto 里也听过；更何况，世界上最畅销的歌手之一就出自本地，他的作品却完全缺席。整场节奏充满能量，不过当剧情收束后，完全可以删掉两首歌，让家长们能早点把孩子哄上床！
抛开这些小问题不谈，这演出依旧非常好玩，现场氛围也一流。它为圣诞季打响了漂亮的第一炮——你将收获一场让人忍不住打拍子、一起合唱的欢乐盛宴！
演出至 2019 年 2 月 1 日
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