The Entertainer is a three-act play by John Osborne, first produced in 1957. His first play, Look Back in Anger, had attracted mixed notices but a great deal of publicity. Having depicted an "angry young man" in the earlier play, Osborne wrote, at Laurence Olivier's request, about an angry middle-aged man in The Entertainer. Its main character is Archie Rice, a failing music-hall performer. The first performance was given on 10 April 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. That theatre was known for its commitment to new and nontraditional drama, and the inclusion of a West End star such as Olivier in the cast caused much interest.


Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice.

The Entertainer is a three-act play by John Osborne, first produced in 1957. His first play, Look Back in Anger, had attracted mixed notices but a great deal of publicity. Having depicted an "angry young man" in the earlier play, Osborne wrote, at Laurence Olivier's request, about an angry middle-aged man in The Entertainer. Its main character is Archie Rice, a failing music-hall performer. The first performance was given on 10 April 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, London. That theatre was known for its commitment to new and nontraditional drama, and the inclusion of a West End star such as Olivier in the cast caused much interest.


Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice.

故事发生在一个荒芜之地，主人翁温妮被沙土埋至腰身，她井井有条地借助她的生活必需品，牙刷，牙膏， 眼镜，药品，伞， 在一个无法行动的状态下乐观地安排着自己美好的日子，在她精神摇摆之时，她举起自己的手枪却选择快乐着继续下去。在这长日无尽的世界里，只有闹铃帮她来划清睡觉与苏醒的界限，与她厮守到最后的是与她无言以对的威力，在明灭灯吹之际，记忆中的华尔兹再次在二人耳边响起。

故事发生在一个荒芜之地，主人翁温妮被沙土埋至腰身，她井井有条地借助她的生活必需品，牙刷，牙膏， 眼镜，药品，伞， 在一个无法行动的状态下乐观地安排着自己美好的日子，在她精神摇摆之时，她举起自己的手枪却选择快乐着继续下去。在这长日无尽的世界里，只有闹铃帮她来划清睡觉与苏醒的界限，与她厮守到最后的是与她无言以对的威力，在明灭灯吹之际，记忆中的华尔兹再次在二人耳边响起。