讽刺剧《成长》海报

　　一出关于生产力的喜剧

　　2012年The ScotsmanFringe First奖得主

　　A Comedy about Productivity

　　Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First 2012 Award。

　　芬兰

　　讽刺剧《成长》

　　演出：Ryhmateatteri剧团(芬兰)

　　Finland

　　Satire Theatre < Continuous Growth >

　　Performed by Ryhmateatteri

　　故事梗概

　　Andy是一名自动化工程师，也是一位丈夫和父亲。他在事业上做的很出色，也很有才华。但是不幸的是，就是由于他新开发出的产品使得雇佣他的公司被日本人收购。不久之后，作为有着政府赞助科研项目的Andy向银行借了一笔贷款，建立起了自己的公司。我们的男主角从中学习到了在这个领域中有着许多的竞争，要想经营好自己的公司比自己想象的要困难的多。突然一夜之间，他一无所有，我们的男主角以进了精神病院告终。在精神病院治疗的期间，Andy有了个很好的想法：建立一套自动化系统用来照顾那些生病的人和老年人。因此，帮助政府节约了一笔由于社会进入急速转变的老龄化后所需要负担的人力劳动。我们的男主角的这一想法、概念如此的成功，在此之前从未见过全球金融产业的成长会有如此惊人的比列，所有衰退的教训都被遗忘，人们开始再一次的贷款、借钱，就像明天不会到来一样。

　　Ryhmateatteri剧团

　　成立于1967年，是芬兰历史最悠久的独立剧团。该剧团在芬兰首都赫尔辛基的三大演出场所进行演出。由于可以提供超过一千个复合型座位，the Ryhmateatteri目前成为了芬兰最大的非机构性戏剧公司，也是首都地区一个极为重要的文化作品产出者。

　　凭借着其组织的灵活精简，以及与芬兰当下最令人关注的剧作家密切交流，the Ryhmateatteri 正把握着时代的脉搏。剧团尤其自豪于对新兴的国内剧作家的弘扬与宣传。

　　起初，剧团的推动力来自其演员。一代代顶尖的演员都在剧团工作。剧团运作的目的不在于盈利，而在于去创造宣传其价值观，旨在鼓励个人能够对自己，对世界负起责任。The Ryhmateatteri剧团始终坚信，个人能够创造不同，即便是最微不足道的行为也是非常重要的，并且是有可能改变世界的。

　　Synopsis

　　Andy (Billy Mack, Winner of The Stage's Best Actor Award2009 & 2011) is an automation engineer, husband and father. Andy isbrilliant at his job but unfortunately as a result of his new invention thewhole firm is sold to the Japanese and Andy is fired. Soon aftergovernment-sponsored seminar Andy takes out a bank loan and establishes his ownbusiness. Our hero learns there is a lot of competition in this area andrunning own business is harder than he thought. Suddenly finding himselfhomeless, our hero ends up in a mental hospital. While in the mental hospital,Andy has the brilliant idea to develop: automatic system to take care of thesick and the elderly, which thus saves the government from having to pay forthe care of a rapidly aging population, by eliminating the need for humanworkers.  Our hero's concept proves sosuccessful that the entire global economy experiences never-before-seen growthof such staggering proportions that all the lessons of the recession areforgotten and once again people begin to borrow money like there's no tomorrow。

　　Ryhmateatteri

　　Founded in 1967,the Ryhmateatteri (”Group Theatre”) is Finland'soldest independent theatre group. It operates in three performance spaces in Helsinki. With combinedseating for over a thousand spectators, the Ryhmateatteri is by far the largestnon-institutional theatre company in Finland, and a significant culturalproducer in the capital region。

　　With its light and flexible organization andexcellent contacts with the most interesting playwrights in Finland today,the Ryhmateatteri has a finger on the pulse of the times. The theatre takesspecial pride in promoting new domestic playwrights。

　　From the very beginning, the driving force behind theRyhmateatteri has been its actors. Top actors representing all generations workat the theatre. The Ryhmateatteri is structured as an association whose goal isnot to generate profit, but to create and promote values which encourageindividuals to take responsibility for themselves and for the world. TheRyhmateatteri is committed to the idea that individuals can make a difference,and that even the smallest acts are significant. The Ryhmateatteri firmlybelieves that it is possible to change the world。

　　评论Critics

　　“Continuous Growth是一部写得非常好的剧，它被很好地赋予了时代感并呈现出来。它是一部发人深思的剧，它让人去思考劳动，去思考成功，去思考天道。”

　　--公众评论

　　“对全球经济带来的荒诞所进行的讽刺简直是太有趣了，要是所讽刺的这些内容不是现实，估计还会让人觉得更有趣。”

　　--边缘评论

　　“当戏剧面对人们理想化的世界与现实间的冲突时，它就变得这么有趣，充满智慧而又意义非凡了。”

　　--TheList

　　"Awell-written piece which has been stylishly and stylistically staged,Continuous Growth is a thoughtful play about productivity, prosperity andprovidence. "

　　ThePublic Reviews

　　"Fabulouslyfunny satire on the absurdity of the global economy - it would be even funnierif it wasn't so near the truth"

　　FringeReview

　　"Thisis funny, intelligent and valuable theatre confronting the human consequencesof Icarus-style banking while schooling us on the difficulties of marketeconomics"

　　TheList

　　演员Cast: EsaLeskinen and Sami Keski-Vahala

　　翻译Englishtranslation: Nely Keinanen

　　改编本Scottishadaptation: Catherine Grosvenor

　　导演Director:Aleksis Meaney

　　参演In roles: HazelAnn Crawford, Martin Docherty, Simon Macallum, Billy Mack, Sarah McCardie

　　音效设计Sound designer:Marko Ahokangas

　　服装设计Costumedesigner: Laura Dammert

　　平面设计Graphicdesigner: Johannes Wilenius

　　摄影Photographer:Eralp Kahyaogly

　　全长约85分钟 ，无中场休息/中文字幕

　　演出时间：2012.11.15-11.17  19：30

　　演出地点：上海话剧艺术中心-D6空间(安福路288号六楼)

　　演出票价：120/VIP280元

　　订票电话：64730123  64734567

　　Approx. 85 minutes, no intermission/ Chinese subtitles

　　Time&Date 7:30pm, Nov.15-17   

　　Venue     Studio D6, Shanghai Dramatic ArtsCentre (No. 288, Anfu Road)        

　　Prices    RMB120/280        

　　Booking hotline 64730123  64734567