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Published at 3rd of November 2021 09:57:13 AM


Chapter 908: 908

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Standing next to the gate, through the wide lattice windows, the entire garden has a panoramic view, the gurgling marble fountain, and the angel statue playing the harp with two orioles resting on the arms of the angel statue, chirping and singing; the greenery is dripping The gardener is focusing on repairing the weeds in the wide lawn of Beijing. After summer, the lawn will start to thrive savagely; on the old bluestone driveway, moss and weeds are stubbornly looking for living space in the cracks.

After all, the villa is not a manor. The small garden is clear at a glance, every detail can be clearly captured, and the road facing the street can be seen at a glance. Even in Bayswater, where housing prices are relatively cheap, this is still London, one of the world’s top housing prices.

A villa is already the ultimate for the down-and-out nobles.

To stay in London, this is dignity, this is pride, and this is the bottom line for the nobles of the upper class. Even if it is a small apartment, there is no special dressing room, no bathroom and toilet separation, no small garden, but "always better than living in the country", at least, they can attend all kinds of They can stay in the focus of attention for dinners and events.

Fortunately, the Hall family still retained their villa. Eight master bedrooms and two waiting rooms are not luxurious, but they barely retain dignity.

Philip Demba walked down the stairs in a square and regular manner. The sound of his footsteps completely disappeared on the low-key gorgeous Turkish red carpet. The neatly ironed three-piece gray suit still remained tightly stitched and tight. , Even in the turmoil of early summer, that meticulous behavior was not affected in any way.

Opening the door gracefully, the ancient door panel groaned/groaned, revealing the history and heritage of the house-or it can be said to be dilapidated and old, Philip smiled politely and decently, and greeted the postman who came to the door.

"Morning! Sir, you are still so punctual." The postman gave a big smile, rummaged through his messenger bag, counted the letters, and handed them to Philip one by one, "I hope a good day."

Philip nodded for a moment, closed the door lightly, and stood at the door of the gatehouse cubicle next to him. He looked down and began to read the letters in his hand, filtered out the spam, and then sorted all the mails one by one, those about financial and work. , Will be sent directly to the study; those personal letters will be sent to each owner's hands.

Ironing newspapers and sorting mail. This is Philip's second thing every morning, to make sure that when George Hall and Elizabeth Hall have breakfast, they will put newspapers and mails by the two people, and start a whole day's itinerary. As for the first thing, I asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

After persisting in the same job for more than forty years, Philip has long been familiar with it. Somewhat boring, but always focused.

His skilled hands paused for a while, and Philip couldn't help hesitating for a moment when he looked at the azure blue envelope in his hand. This is a spam email. To be precise, this is an advertising email, at least on the outside.

The lower right corner of the envelope is marked "Almeida Theater", which shows that this is a promotional letter from the theater.

In London, where theater, opera, ballet and other performances are extremely prosperous, there are countless such letters, which can be divided into two types: one is pure spam, which is widely distributed after the theater prints advertisements for promotion; the other is special Member’s emails regularly update the list of repertoires for the next one to three months to their members, for reference only.

The reason why Philip judged it as spam was because the Halls were not the guests of the Almeida Theater.

The Almeida Theatre is an old qualification in London, but after changing the theatre manager, he began to become bold, always willing to promote more fresh, unique and young creative plays. This is definitely a good thing for art, to maintain the vitality of creation; but the accompanying shortcomings are also very obvious. It promotes newcomers, gathers grassroots, and moves forward. Many plays are young works that keep pace with the times.

This is a double-edged sword. The nobles of the upper class, on the one hand, prided themselves on their profound artistic attainments; but on the other hand, they cherished feathers and were only willing to watch those classic repertoires, such as Shakespeare, and refused to lower their style and standards to watch those unique repertoires from grassroots.

Occasionally, the Almeida Theater can be a blockbuster. There are many young people in the aristocratic group among the audience, and even some old aristocrats who call themselves artists will condescend to visit the Almeida Theater.

However, in social occasions, they always hold a provocative and high attitude, half-jokingly mocking the vulgarity and mediocrity of the Almeida Theater, and at the same time add a sentence, "but the repertoire is still good" to express themselves His artistic quality is objective enough and elegant enough.

Be/bitch/fuck, but also torii. This is the case in the upper class of the 21st century; celebrities from all walks of life around the world are still rushing.

If Philip remembers correctly, the Halls have only watched the Almeida theater twice, and they are definitely not members of this theater. Naturally, this is spam.

But Philip hesitated. The touch of the fingertips can feel the difference in the paper quality of the envelope. Such small details can only be distinguished by those who have undergone years of training. In the Hall family, only Philip can do this-after all, it is the 21st century, and the aristocratic tradition has long been fragmented and fragmented.

Putting down the other letters, Philip looked at the front and back of the letter carefully, then picked up the letter opener, opened the envelope neatly, and pulled out the letterhead inside. As a housekeeper, this is his scope of authority; if necessary, personal letters can also be opened directly——

Keep your mouth tight, this is the basic quality of a noble butler. Even if they witnessed the secret with their own eyes, they knew what they could see and what they could not see.

This is not spam, but an official invitation.

Official invitation from the Almeida Theater.

"On May 18th, the Almeida Theater will host the premiere of the new play "Les Miserables". The play will be divided into the first half and the second half. The opening party time of the first half is 2:30, the official start time It's three o'clock exactly; the opening party time in the second half is 8:15, and the official start time is 8:30. The entire play is six hours long.

Every drama lover is welcome to watch the performance at the Almeida Theater. "

This is not the whole of the invitation letter. An introduction booklet for the entire play is also attached afterwards, which introduces the entire production team and creative inspiration in detail, as well as the most important list of actors, the first and second lineups. .

Actors are undoubtedly the top priority when watching plays in London's West End and Broadway. The classic arias of classic repertoires are absolutely familiar to senior audiences. The reason why they take the trouble to appreciate the same repertoire, over and over again, is to appreciate the different sparks of different casts and different actors for the same one. Different interpretations of roles.

Whether it is a senior actor or a newcomer actor. After the list of actors comes out, they will all become the focus of discussion.

The correct way to watch a play is to understand the lineup and cast of the play, understand the story background of the play and the source of allusions, and further understand the creative inspiration of the play, or a comparison of previous versions.

These are just preliminary preparations. After arriving in the theater, during the opening party, the audience will share each other's views, exchange their views, and put forward their own expectations; then, this is the part of watching the repertoire, but this It's still not over; after the end of the play, the communication with the main creators, the professional critics, and the communication with other audiences will all be completed in another party.

Watching the drama is not just watching the drama, but at the same time looking at the bottom line. Whether it is an opening party or a closing party, my own views, opinions, and communication methods show my own foundation and knowledge, as well as family education and accomplishments.

Why can't upstarts integrate into the upper class circle? This is the reason; why is the aura of nobles always so powerful? This is the reason.

"Les Miserables", this is a very special drama.

Every drama lover in London has seen it, this is a certain "everyone", 100%; but at the same time, it is also the object of rejection and contempt by senior drama fans in London because of the excessive commercial packaging and operation. Now it has become an introductory repertoire for tourists. In order to show their style, senior audiences will not enter the Queen’s Theatre to watch.

Now, Almeida Theatre has rehearsed "Les Miserables" again, and it's still six hours drastically? This is really too bold.

Suddenly, Philip remembered a little thing in his mind~www.novelhall.com~In early March, Lan Li returned to London in a low-key manner. At that time, he had just harvested the Oscar statuette and became the youngest actor winner in history. In just one month, he climbed to the top of Berlin and then Oscar, which is absolutely eye-catching. In Li's next move, Lan Li officially announced through his agent that he will be involved in a drama performance and will not be making any movies or TV works for the time being.

After the news came out, it caused countless heated discussions.

Undoubtedly, praise still has the upper hand. Everyone can see that Renly returns to the theater stage again to polish his basic performance skills and exercise his performance ability. This is for a young actor who has just reached the top of the world. , It's really rare. What's even more rare is that official news has confirmed that this play has been arranged long ago, and close arrangements have been made during the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow".

After the Oscars ended, it was just a step-by-step process.

After returning to London, Lan Li moved into Matthew's apartment in Notting Hill and officially began the rehearsal. In a blink of an eye, ten weeks passed. Could it be this play?




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