蘭陵三十．傳奇不滅 / Lan-lin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On
節目/日期/地點 / Program/Date/Venue
「貓的天堂」新版/4月23-24日/新舞台 / Cats' Paradise 2009/April 23-24/Novell Hall
屏風表演班「莎姆雷特」經典再現/5月5-6日/國家戲劇院 / Ping-fong Acting Troupe, Shamlet/May 5-6/National Theatre Hall
「新荷珠新配」首演/5月9-10日/國家戲劇院 / Ho Chu's New Match/May 9-10/National Theatre Hall
官方部落格/Official Website http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980
購票請洽兩廳院售票系統/Ticketing Service by NTCH Ticketing System http://www.artsticket.com.tw
“LanLin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On”：Bring Back Fond Memories & Revive the Glorious Days
This year marks the 30th anniversary for Lan-lin Theater. By popular demand theater group leader Mr. Jin Shi-jie, as known as Jin Bao in the theater community, decided to bring the classics such as “Cats' Paradise”, “Shamlet” and “HoChu's New Match” back on stage. Most of the original cast is in their mid-life now. The thought of seeing all of them together on stage and reviving the classic plays of Lan-lin Theater is extremely exciting for those diehard Lan-lin fans.
30 years ago Lan-lin Theater presented “Ho Chu’s New Match” and the box office was overwhelmingly successful. The audience would laugh hysterically at this foolish over-exaggerated comedy. When asked about his critically acclaimed play Mr. Jin is quite modest, “That was a different era then. People had no access to information and were rather repressed. All of a sudden something humorous came along and everyone was easily pleased. It didn’t take much to entertain and make people laugh!”
30 years later “Ho Chu’s New Match” will be brought back on stage. If you would like to catch the performance of the original cast – Hugh Lee, Mr. Lee Tien-zhu and Ms. Liu Ruo-yu, you’d better take an advantage of this reunion of the cast. Over the years they have mastered their acting skills and now are the elite of Taiwan theater community. Ms. Liu Ruo-yu, as the artistic director, has led U Theater to perform all over the world. Mr. Lee Tien-zhu is a well-respected and Golden Bell Award-winning actor. And Hugh Lee founded PingFong Acting Troupe and continues to entertain audience and keep them company.
Most original members of Lan-lin Theater are influential figures in the theater community. And Mr. Jin Shi-jie concludes that it is a positive growth for the development of Taiwan theaters and the audience. “If we continued to stay in the same theater group maybe there wouldn’t be Ping-fong Acting Troupe, If Kids Theater and U Theater. Since we are all working at different places and leading the next generation of actors forces us to improve our craftsmanship and to speed up the process. As a result we each developed our own performing style and philosophy.”
If you have seen Lan-lin’s play 30 years ago you definitely can’t miss this one! You’ll see the original cast back on stage and performing the play from 3 decades ago. They may have lost their youth but their charisma comes from years of experiences working in showbiz. They may have lost their good looks but a truly talented actor doesn’t need a pretty face to impress you. Instead a gifted artist understands that art imitates life and vice versa. Therefore acting is never pretentious but natural and effortless. Perhaps 30 years ago you missed out on the opportunity to catch Lan-lin Theater because you weren’t even born yet. Now is your chance to make up for lost time and witness the stage presence of these pioneer theater actors. Mr. Jin Shi-jie says with a smile, “Despite of having the original cast on stage you definitely can see differences in our play now and then. We present you this light-hearted comedy and bring back good old feelings and wonderful times. Also we would like to dedicate this to Dr. Wu Jing-ji for it’s his 70th birthday this year and express our gratitude. We’re grateful for what he did for Lan-lin Theater and planted the seeds for modern theater in Taiwan.
The anniversary programs for “Lan-lin Theater 30th Anniversary．The Legend Lives On” will go on for two months. Please go on Lan-lin Theater’s official blog http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980for more details.
「蘭陵三十．傳奇再現」：彌補遺憾，重溫舊夢
今年適逢蘭陵劇坊三十週年，在眾多人的要求之下，擔任蘭陵團長的金士傑，在劇場界人稱金寶，決定將當年的「貓的天堂」、「莎姆雷特」以及「荷珠新配」再度搬上舞台，而這些邁入中年的資深舞台劇演員再度於舞台相聚重逢，讓原本以為再也看不到蘭陵劇坊演出的觀眾為之興奮。
三十年前，蘭陵劇坊推出「荷珠新配」，造成盛況空前，一齣玩笑鬧劇竟然讓觀眾笑到不能自己。對於當年的創團名作，金士傑非常謙虛：「在那個資源缺乏、壓抑的年代，久旱逢甘霖，觀眾只需要一點點娛樂就開心的不得了。」
三十年後，「荷珠新配」即將在五月初再次搬上舞台，想要看當年的原班人馬—李國修、李天柱、劉若瑀，千萬別錯過這一次的大團圓。三十年前的這批年輕人如今都是台灣戲劇的精英份子，劉若瑀帶領「優人神鼓」揚名世界，李天柱是得過金鐘影帝的資深演員，李國修創立屏風表演班、繼續在舞台上陪著觀眾又哭又笑。
當年蘭陵劇坊的團員如今各有一片天，金士傑認為這對於台灣劇場的發展和觀眾都是一件好事：「如果我們都還繼續待在同一個劇團，那麼今天也許就沒有屏風表演班、如果兒童劇團和優劇場；正因各自站在不同的位置，各憑本事帶領下一代劇場演員，進步速度加快，發展出獨特的表演風格和人生觀。」
如果你在三十年前曾經看過蘭陵劇坊的演出，這次你更不能錯過，因為你將會看到原班人馬重演當年的劇碼，他們年輕不再，但是他們的魅力是跟著歲月時光成長而來；他們漂亮不再，但是好演員不以顛倒眾生為目的，而是以遊戲的精神將戲劇生活化，呈現輕鬆不做作的演出。三十年前也許你尚未出生或是年紀還小，沒能趕上那個年代，如今有機會親自體驗資深演員的舞台魅力。金士傑微笑的說：「今昔對比，今夕何夕，我們以輕鬆樸素的本質在舞台演出，將當年愉快的感覺、美妙的風光獻給觀眾，也同時獻給今年七十大壽的吳靜吉博士，感謝他當年領導蘭陵劇坊，為台灣現代戲劇播下種子。」
「蘭陵三十‧傳奇再現」系列活動為期兩個月，詳細節目內容請參考蘭陵劇坊官方部落格http://www.wretch.cc/blog/lanlin1980 。
