林蒙
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:温斯顿·丘吉尔、哈罗德·威尔逊、玛格丽特·撒切尔、约翰·梅杰、大卫·卡梅伦……这些为世人所熟知的英国首相的名字,在60年来不断更迭,而英女王伊丽莎白二世始终在端坐在他们背后。人们不知道的是,60年来,伊丽莎白二世在白金汉宫的一个被称作“相约星期二”的密谈中跟12位首相进行过会面。与其他英国公共生活的会晤不同,这是女王与她的首相进行的私人会晤。关于每一次会晤的内容,谈话双方一直保持着心照不宣的共识:永不复述谈话内容给别人,甚至包括他们的家人和配偶。然而,英国国家剧院现场呈现的《女王召见》却打破了这个沉默公约,并想象了一系列唐宁街官员和女王之间的重要会晤。从丘吉尔到卡梅伦,每个首相都曾用这些私下谈话作为传声筒和忏悔录——时而亲密,时而具有火药味。曾经在2006年的电影《女王》中因扮演伊丽莎白二世而斩获奥斯卡奖的影后海伦·米伦,此次“驾临”伦敦西区,领衔主演剧场大作《女王召见》。从年轻的母亲到祖母,这些私人谈话记录了伊丽莎白二世时代的弧线——政客们穿过选举政治的旋转门来来去去,而只有她依然如故,等着迎接她的下一个首相。剧作家彼得·摩根与海伦·米伦在奥斯卡影片《女王》的合作之后再次在这部西区热门剧作中聚首。而这部戏的导演由曾获奥斯卡提名的导演史蒂芬·戴德利(《舞动人生(Billy Elliot)》、《时时刻刻》)担当,其精彩程度获得了多重保障。《泰晤士报》评价其观演感受时说:“有趣、真实、善良、跌宕起伏,并充满惊喜。我爱这部剧里的每一分钟。”
金勇五
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:After four decades of reporting from the continent, Jonathan Dimbleby returns to Africa on a 7,000-mile journey to discover how it is changing.【Mali, Ghana and Nigeria】He starts his African journey in the capital of Mali, Bamako, the fastest-growing African city. Following the course of the Niger river, Dimbleby finds not a continent of beggars but of industrious people, some of whom go to extraordinary lengths to make a living, free-diving 20 feet to excavate building sand.Travelling north-east, he sees how tradition is preserved in an area where a sophisticated urban society has thrived for 1600 years. Jonathan gets his hands dirty as the apprentice of a 74-year-old mud mason in Djenne, a town built entirely of mud.In Ghana, one of Africa's freest and most stable countries, Jonathan sees a spectacular festival before playing a game of golf with the King of the Ashanti, who recalls his time working for Brent council. Dimbleby attends the King's court to see what lessons the UK can draw from traditional African structures that promote harmony and reconciliation.Jonathan discovers that the African brain drain is turning into a brain gain as economic opportunity and patriotism draw people home. Football unites Ghana like nothing else, superseding political and tribal divisions. There is a rich seam of young football talent on the continent in the year that the World Cup is hosted by an African nation for the first time.In Lagos, Nigeria's business capital, Jonathan Dimbleby sees a different take on a city that is often depicted as a hotbed of violence, crime and corruption. He is taken on a private jet by Africa's richest man, then savours the creative talents of two of African music's rising stars who are helping to cement Lagos's place as the continent's cultural hub.【Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania】On the second leg of his illuminating journey across Africa, Jonathan Dimbleby travels 2000 miles through East Africa's Rift Valley.Starting in Ethiopia, where he was the first journalist to report the 1973 famine, Dimbleby discovers the great strides being made to safeguard the country from future catastrophes.In Kenya he finds out how mobile phones are revolutionising small businesses and even the lives of Masai tribes.In Tanzania he joins in a football match with the judges and guards of Africa's own Human Rights Commission and meets the street kids in Dar-es-Salaam who are building an international profile for their music.【Congo, South Africa and Zambia】On the final leg of his 7,000-mile odyssey, Jonathan Dimbleby travels from Congo to Durban in search of the stories revealing contemporary Africa.He learns how China's billion-dollar deals have rebooted African economies, once dependent on Western aid and investment.Passing through Zambia, Jonathan survives a training session with boxing world champion Esther Phiri and meets Hugh Masekela, who shares with him his view of Africa's emerging revival.