Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.
Dazzling. Ralph Fiennes proves his star status. Indira Varma is a triumph.--The Times
Astonishing. A masterly performance from Ralph Fiennes, Tim McMullan is supremely funny.--Guardian
Ralph Fiennes gives one of the best performances of his career. --Independent
Ralph Fiennes fizzes in Bernard Shaw’s masterpiece. --Evening Standard
Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary.
Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his.
A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.
英国二十世纪杰出剧作家萧伯纳的经典代表作《凡人与超人》,集浪漫喜剧、神话故事与哲理寓言为一身,向观众提出“何为生存”的问题。托尼奖最佳男主角得主、曾获两次奥斯卡奖提名、三次金球奖提名的英国著名男演员拉尔夫·费因斯(Ralph Fiennes)扮演主角杰克·坦纳。值得一提的是,这也是该经典剧作时隔 34 年后重现伦敦舞台。
故事梗概
思想激进,机智善辩的黄金单身汉杰克·坦纳对迷人的女继承人安来说,并非是最佳配偶。但安却大胆追求,尽管深爱着另一位诗人,但她仍执意与坦纳结婚并捋平其心中波澜。另一方面,对家庭生活有些顾虑的坦纳,从司机口中得知安的意图后逃到了西班牙。不久被强盗活捉,送至恶魔面前。随之而来的是一场梦境式的辩论,在天堂和地狱间切换。疯狂沉迷在爱恋中的安接踵而至,直到坦纳醒来,她才发现两人都沉浸在属于自我的坚持中。