Nine Hundred and Twenty-Three People Turn Their Backs

Standing behind the curtain of the side stage, peeping secretly, you can see the outline of the audience standing up and applauding; the lights inside the theater are not on, only the faint blue light on the stage is refracting, but everything is like this Clearly, you can even capture the excitement and excitement on those faces.

Five hundred and fifty spectators, all five hundred and fifty audience members, without exception, stood up collectively. The thunderous applause, which lasted for three minutes, not only did not stop, but continued to heat up. The whistles, screams and cheers gradually began to mix in it. to the end.

Tom Holland stood on the side stage and looked at it quietly, his eyes began to surging with excitement, he raised his head and looked up at Renly beside him, his eyes were full of admiration and admiration, his eyes were really too hot. , so that Renly, who was talking to the staff, could not help but turn his head, with doubts in his eyes.

"Renly! You're the best!" Tom looked at Renly in admiration and admiration, full of admiration, and after thinking about it, he couldn't think of a better word, so he said again, "God, you are so amazing. Bravo!"

Renly laughed dumbly. Although Tom was sixteen and Renly was only twenty-two, in Renly's eyes, Tom really looked like a child; so he raised his hand and stroked Tom's dark brown curls, "Concentrate, concentrate On top of his performance, the real test has not yet begun."

Tom stuck his tongue out, nodded again and again, and then clenched his fists to show his determination.

At this moment, John Codd strode over, intervened between Renly and the staff, and patted Renly on the shoulder, "You did well, I knew you could do it."

Just "nice"?

The others next to him rolled their eyes, and Tom started to speak in shock, but John was unmoved - the performance is not over yet, it is too early to say "perfect", this is everyone. A truth that every stage director must bear in mind. Because on the stage, accidents never stop.

John gestured to the crowd of applause, "They're calling you out for a curtain call now."

Compared with Broadway, the West End of London is still a more professional theater environment, and even the tourists who come to watch the theater have a higher average level. Mainly because the West End repertoire is too cold, not as approachable as Broadway. On the whole, the quality of the audience in the West End of London is more guaranteed.

Now, however, there are untimely whistles, screams and cheers inside the theater.

Generally speaking, there is only applause inside the theater, and other sounds are impolite behavior. This is not a movie theater, let alone in front of the TV at home; to express admiration with applause,

This is one of the basic etiquette of the theatre. But today, when the first act ended, there was such an exception at the scene.

Apparently, the audience was marveling at Renly's performance. The end of the first act is almost like the end of the entire play. They couldn't wait, got carried away, and started cheering and shouting, expecting Renly to come out for the curtain call, like the encore of a concert. This is the highest compliment to the crew.

For a normal play, at the end of the show, two reappearances are called for the curtain call, which is an unimaginable great success; but decades ago, when the theater was at its peak, the crew members returned four or even five times. It's normal, the applause of the theater can last for ten or twenty minutes, truly interpreting "enduring".

Now, the first act is over, and the audience is calling to return. It can be seen that "Les Miserables" has taken a very solid step on the road to success.

Renly could understand what John meant. In fact, it was to let him go out for the curtain call; but Renly shook his head and refused John's request, "Don't disrupt the rhythm."

He could go out for the curtain call, it wasn't a big deal; but there was a long show ahead, and there were two more acts in the afternoon part. All the actors have maintained a tense and positive state. If he now appears in the curtain call and further incites the audience, it will disrupt the rhythm of the other actors' performances, which is definitely not worth the loss.

"Lights out, curtain down, we're starting to prepare for the second act," Renly said decisively.

John didn't continue to defend, just looked at Renly's eyes and felt the firmness, so John nodded in agreement, "Second act ready!" After finishing speaking, John's steps to leave stopped again. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to express it. In the end, he just patted Renly on the shoulder, expressing encouragement, and then walked away.

Ezra Miller, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Conahan and others all stood on the side stage and did not leave.

Ezra was the first to greet him and slapped Renly's shoulder heavily, "Jesus Christ, you are a beast, a beast!" His face was full of excitement and excitement.

Can't imagine what a terrible disaster it would be if Renly was on fire in their rivalry; fortunately, Renly didn't; even luckier, Renly became the target they looked up to , in the performance, guided them step by step. The success of "Les Miserables", at least the first act, Renly is the core of the absolute core.

Andy, who was standing next to him, also laughed jokingly, "Wow, it's fortunate that you didn't stare at me with that kind of eyes just now, otherwise I'd definitely forget the lines."

The opposite scenes on the stage are different from the movies. They lack the blocking and switching of the camera lens, as well as the conversion and buffering of the supporting scenes. The direct-faced momentum and the details of the performance, when fully released, can easily break the balance of the performance. Create a serious offset, which may even affect the viewing effect of the audience and the reflection effect of the repertoire.

This is also the reason why expressive acting has always emphasized control. They need to keep all their power, emotion and performance within the expected range.

Many rookie actors may be too excited on the stage and lose control if they are not careful. This kind of thing can be one or the other; but those seasoned and senior actors can really bring out the basic skills of expressing with ease and perfection. Ultimately, watching their performances is a real treat.

"That's what the actor who's done all his acting assignments said so today." Renly retorted sarcastically, and immediately made Andy burst into laughter, and the others next to him also cheered—

Andy's role is over. At least the scene with the lines is over.

After that, Andy will also change clothes and makeup, play the role of passers-by or extras, and fill the space of the stage, but these characters have no lines and no performances, just need to move according to the arrangement. So, Andy can already relax.

Nodding towards his buddies, Renly hurried to the waiting room, he must hurry up and change his clothes and makeup.

Like a little tail, Tom followed Renly step by step. Along the way, he smiled contentedly, walked briskly, and did not communicate too much, but he couldn't hide his excitement.

Renly noticed the existence of Little Tail, but there was really no time now, not to mention, Tom did not affect his footsteps, so Renly let it go.

After entering the waiting room, I saw Joe Alvin, who had no role for the time being. The two of them almost collided head-on. Joe's cheeks suddenly flushed, he blinked his eyes, he was at a loss, and then raised both hands and thumbs up, "Lendry, just now, it was really wonderful!"

"Thank you!" Renly turned around, patted Joe on the shoulder, and then heard Tom's chatter, "Joe, did you hear it? Did you hear it just now? The applause couldn't stop. ...you should go see it, Renly's performance is incredible! Did you see that scene of him sprinting..."

With the help of his assistant, Renly began changing clothes quickly. When every second counts, each actor is equipped with an exclusive assistant who is responsible for changing clothes, reminding the lines of the next play, reminding the current performance progress, etc., to ensure that the actors can enter the state as soon as possible.

Not only Renly, but Ezra also immediately returned to the waiting room and started changing clothes and makeup. The whole waiting room was busy.

Through the full-length mirror in front of me, I can see Daisy Ridley standing not far away, with a hesitant expression on his face, he never spoke, but the tension and anxiety between his eyebrows lingered. .

After changing his clothes and trousers, Renly turned around and opened his arms so that the assistant could put his coat on. He faced Daisy, "So, are you going to speak? Or are you going to continue to stare at me with that strange look? ?" Aside from the rush, there was still a hint of light ridicule in his tone, and it could be seen that Renly was not only not nervous, but also enjoyed it.

Daisy was still a little hesitant, and Renly didn't give her time. "Tick, tick, if you don't talk, I won't have time."

"Renly, I'm worried, my aria will be..." Daisy shrugged nervously, and her shoulders stiffened in a high position, unable to put them down.

The central actor of the second act is Fantine, in other words, most of the weight falls on Daisy's shoulders. After such a perfect performance by Renly just now, Daisy's pressure suddenly became clear - what's more, Fantine's most famous "I Had a Dream" was staged in the second act.

The music is even the most famous song in the whole of "Les Miserables". In 2009, "Britain's Got Talent", later known as "Aunt Susan", Susan-Boyle (Susan-Boyle) became famous all over the world with this song!

Pressure, you can imagine.

After Renly put on his coat, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed Daisy's shoulder, "Listen, Daisy, you are great, and it is because of your greatness that you won the chance to play Fantine. Next, what you need to do is not to prove yourself, but to show yourself, to show the talents that amaze us, to show the charm of the performance. Also, show Fantine! The moment you step on the stage, you are Fantine! Fong! Ting is you!"

After saying that, Ren Li's eyebrows were slightly the same, "Do you understand?"

Daisy nodded heavily, "Understood!"