What are the consequences of checking your partner's phone? 7 actors perform the mobile version of "Truthful Adventure"
The sound of chopping vegetables accompanied by mysterious notes, during a dinner with old friends, triggered a series of "emotional earthquakes" due to a proposal from the hostess... The play "Perfect Stranger" from the 9th Shanghai International Comedy Festival of the Performing Arts World in 2023 recently premiered at the Shanghai Theatre Art Center. The drama is adapted from an Italian film of the same name and will run until September 24th. Currently, three additional performances have been invoiced.
"Perfect Stranger" tells the story of seven friends playing a game at the dining table, each placing their phones on the table and publicly sharing their received phone information and phone content with everyone present. As a result, each person's phone is like a "bomb", revealing family conflicts, marital betrayal, and personal privacy.
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The play "Perfect Stranger" is adapted from the Italian film of the same name and has been adapted for the first time on the Chinese stage. The original film was the box office dark horse of local Italian films in 2016, winning awards such as Best Picture and Best Screenplay at the Italian Film David Awards, and Best Screenplay at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The copyright has been sold to more than 30 countries.
The play "Perfect Stranger" has dense lines, and the actors also need to balance rich and trivial daily actions, such as cutting vegetables, preparing dishes, and eating. Seven actors, Cao Yanyan, Wang Heng, Qian Fang, Zhao Haitao, He Ping, Liu Xuanrui, and Liang Wenhui, almost never appear from beginning to end, presenting a natural and flowing real life state.
The two 13 meter screens on stage are sometimes transparent and sometimes reflect a mirror effect, becoming an important way to express vocabulary on stage. The restaurant, living room, kitchen, and balcony are presented on stage simultaneously, and all props almost restore life, presenting a real and natural gathering process, as well as events that occur at the same time in different spaces.
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The plot of Perfect Stranger is real and cruel, full of drama. "The film 'The Perfect Stranger' originated from Italian works and reflects the emotions of friendship, love, family, and marriage, which are actually interconnected throughout the world. Director Ma Yue does not want the audience to check their partner's phone after leaving the theater. 'Each audience sees themselves from different characters and can try to further understand themselves, know how to get along with themselves, and interact with people around them. Just like how we use mirror design elements on stage, each of the seven characters in the drama is a mirror for the other six people. The characters in the drama are also a mirror for the audience to see themselves, understand themselves, and know themselves.'"
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