| 词条 | Way Upstream |
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|name = Way Upstream |image = way-upstream.jpg |writer = Alan Ayckbourn |characters = Keith June Alistair Emma Mrs. Hatfield Vince Fleur |premiere = 2 October 1981 |place = Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood site), Scarborough |orig_lang = English |subject = Power struggles |web = http://wayupstream.alanayckbourn.net/ |chronology = Ayckbourn |last_play = Season's Greetings (1980) |this_play = Way Upstream (1981) |next_play = Making Tracks (1981) }}Way Upstream is a play by Alan Ayckbourn. It was first performed, under Ayckbourn's direction, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, "in the round" at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, on 2 October 1981.[1] Although realistic in style, with a setting of a hired cabin cruiser on an English river, some journalists read it as an allegory of the political state of England at the time, with the violent resolution of the usurping captain's tyrannical regime taking place at "Armageddon Bridge", and crew members "Alistair" and "Emma" (representing an innocent "Adam" and "Eve") making a new start at the end.[2][3] Ayckbourn, however, always maintained he was an apolitical writer and is on frequent record for his lack of interest in party politics; his website makes it clear that the play is not about the political state of the nation.[4] Original cast
London openingThe London première was at the proscenium Lyttelton Theatre on 4 October 1982, with Ayckbourn again directing.[5] It had been postponed since August; the production became notorious because of its many technical problems during rehearsal, most spectacularly the bursting of the water tank which flooded the National Theatre. Cast
Critical receptionAt the much-delayed première the excitement of the technical problems distorted the appreciation of some critics with Jack Tinker, representative of the populist Daily Mail, turning up wearing wellington boots.[6] Most, however, found a work of "genuine merit".[2][7] Other productionsIt is possible to stage the work without a flooded set and it remains popular with both professional companies and amateur societies.[8] It was revived at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in October 2003.[9] In 1987 the BBC adapted the play as a TV movie, but this has never been released on DVD.[10] BBC Cast
References1. ^ Ayckbourn, Alan. (1983). Way Upstream: A Play. London: Samuel French. {{ISBN|0-573-11504-4}}. 2. ^1 {{cite book|last=Londré|first=Felicia Hardison|title=Encyclopedia of British Humorists|editor=Gale, Steven H. |publisher=Taylor & Francis|location=London|date=1996|chapter=Alan Ayckbourn|isbn=0-8240-5990-5|page=70}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Hayman|first=Ronald|authorlink= Ronald Hayman|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama|editor=Hochman, Stanley |publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|date=1984|chapter=Alan Ayckbourn|isbn=0-07-079169-4|page=247}} 4. ^http://wayupstream.alanayckbourn.net/styled/index.html 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/8254/past-events/19811985.html|title=Past events 1981-1985|last=Staff|publisher=National Theatre|accessdate=15 December 2008}} 6. ^{{cite journal|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=23 October 2003|title=The show must float on|journal=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/oct/23/theatre2|accessdate=15 December 2008}} 7. ^{{cite book|last=Allen|first=Paul|title=Alan Ayckbourn: Grinning at the Edge|publisher=Methuen|location=London|date=2001|isbn=0-413-73120-0|page=205}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://wayupstream.alanayckbourn.net/WU_Background.htm|title=Way Upstream: Background & History|last=Murgatroyd|first=Simon|date=2006|work=Alan Ayckbourn's official website|accessdate=1 October 2010}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821067010267|title=Way Upstream (Scarborough)|last=Watson|first=Ian|date=24 October 2003|publisher=Whatsonstage.com|accessdate=22 November 2008}} 10. ^{{imdb title|168249}} External links
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