Max Webster — 导演 (13)
少年派的奇幻漂流 (2023) [电影] 豆瓣
Life of Pi
8.4 (14 个评分) 导演: Max Webster 演员: Hiran Abeysekara / 米娜·安瓦尔
其它标题: Life of Pi / National Theatre London: Life of Pi
根据扬·马特尔(Yann Martel)的畅销小说《少年派的奇幻漂流》改编,李安执导的电影版曾获4项奥斯卡奖项,舞台版一经在西区上演便饱受关注。活灵活现的偶戏和魔法般的视觉特效重述了这个寓言故事,在奥利弗奖上狂揽包括最佳新剧在内的5项奖项后,将再度移师百老汇缔造神话。
《少年派的奇幻漂流》由马克斯·韦伯斯特(Max Webster)执导,洛丽塔·查克莱巴蒂(Lolita Chakrabarti)改编。打造过《战马》的芬恩·考德威尔(Finn Caldwell)与尼克·巴恩斯(Nick Barnes)创造了巨型木偶,舞美设计提姆·海特利(Tim Hatley)则巧妙使用演员自身、舞台转盘与多功能木制布景相配合的传统戏剧舞台技术,使观众如身临其境跟随一场冒险。
该剧围绕16岁的男孩“派”在搭乘的货轮沉没后,与一只名为理查德·帕克的孟加拉虎困在同一艘救生艇上的故事展开。时间流逝,面对猛兽环伺与恶劣环境,派将如何应对?希兰·阿贝塞克拉(Hiran Abeysekara)以其精湛演技表现出一位身陷险境的少年的不安与混乱,同时也为观众带去了关于生存、自我与希望的哲学思考。
皆大欢喜 Regent's park open air theatre London版 [演出] 豆瓣
所属 演出: 皆大欢喜
语言: 英语 english 剧团: openairtheatre.com/production/as-you-like-it 剧院: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 导演: Max Webster
其它标题: Regent's park open air theatre London版 演员: Simon Armstrong / Jack Beale
已故的羅蘭爵士有三個兒子,大兒子阿立夫沒有按照父親的遺囑好好的照顧小兒子歐蘭得,于是歐蘭得準備拿著屬于自己的遺產離開哥哥,阿立夫為了不讓歐蘭得得到遺產,安排他和大公爵的武士卡而斯比武。大公爵被自己的弟弟取代了爵位,他的女兒羅斯蘭卻因為和新公爵弗得利克的女兒西利亞要好而留了下來。羅斯蘭和西利亞去觀看了比武,勝利的歐蘭得愛上了羅斯蘭,羅斯蘭也對他抱有好感。弗得利克放逐了羅斯蘭,西利亞決定和她一起走,她們帶著小丑試金石去亞敦森林投奔被放逐的大公爵。
在森林裡,羅斯蘭和歐蘭得相遇並且相愛了。阿立夫被弗得利克拿去了所有的田產,也來到了森林,大公爵收留了他,他和自己的弟弟冰釋前嫌並且和西利亞相愛。最後阿立夫拿回了自己的田產,歐蘭得繼承了大公爵的爵位和財產,故事有了皆大歡喜的結局。
少年派的奇幻漂流 [演出] 豆瓣
Life of Pi
7.8 (6 个评分) 类型: Theater 编剧: Lolita Chakrabarti
其它标题: Life of Pi 导演: Max Webster



The play is based on the Man Booker-winning novel of the same name, about what happens when a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean and the only survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a 16 year-old boy and a Bengal tiger – are stranded together on a lifeboat.

玛丽·斯图亚特 [演出] 豆瓣
Mary Stuart
类型: Theater 编剧: Friedrich Schiller
其它标题: Mary Stuart 导演: Phyllida Lloyd / Rosalind Ayres 演员: Janet McTeer / Harriet Walter / Alex Kingston / Jill Gascoine / Martin Jarvis
Mary Stuart is imprisoned in England - nominally for the murder of her husband Darnley, but actually due to her claim to the throne of England held by Queen Elizabeth I. While Mary's cousin, Elizabeth, hesitates over signing Mary's death sentence, Mary hopes for a reprieve.
After Mary finds out that Mortimer (created by Schiller), the nephew of her custodian, is on her side, she entrusts her life to him. Mortimer is supposed to give Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester a letter from Mary, in which she pleads for help. This is a delicate situation, for Leicester seems to support Queen Elizabeth.
After numerous requests, Mary finally gains the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth (something that, in reality, never happened). This meeting ends in an acrimonious argument, caused by Mary's unwillingness to submit entirely to Elizabeth's wish. The argument leads to the inevitable suspicion that the cause of reprieve will not succeed.
To complicate matters further, Mortimer plans to free Mary from the prison by force, a dramatized version of the unsuccessful Babington Plot, but when his attempt is found out he commits suicide.
Queen Elizabeth eventually persuades herself to sign Mary's death warrant. Elizabeth insists that her only reason for signing is the pressure from her own people to do so.
The signed warrant is handed to Queen Elizabeth's undersecretary Davison without any clear instructions on what to do with it. In the process, Elizabeth transfers the burden of responsibility to him, fully aware that he in turn will hand over the warrant to Lord Burleigh, and thus confirm Mary's death sentence.
Burleigh demands the signed document from Davison, who - despite his uncertainty - eventually hands it to him. As a result, Burleigh has Mary executed.
The play ends with Elizabeth blaming both Burleigh and Davison for Mary's death (banishing the former from court and having the latter imprisoned in the Tower), Lord Shrewsbury (who pleaded for mercy for Mary throughout the play) resigning his honors and Leicester leaving England for France. Elizabeth is left completely alone as the curtain falls.
玛丽·斯图亚特 2015 日本版 [演出] 豆瓣
所属 演出: 玛丽·斯图亚特
导演: Max Webster
其它标题: 2015 日本版 编剧: Friedrich Schiller 演员: 中谷美紀 / 神野三鈴
Mary Stuart is imprisoned in England - nominally for the murder of her husband Darnley, but actually due to her claim to the throne of England held by Queen Elizabeth I. While Mary's cousin, Elizabeth, hesitates over signing Mary's death sentence, Mary hopes for a reprieve.
After Mary finds out that Mortimer (created by Schiller), the nephew of her custodian, is on her side, she entrusts her life to him. Mortimer is supposed to give Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester a letter from Mary, in which she pleads for help. This is a delicate situation, for Leicester seems to support Queen Elizabeth.
After numerous requests, Mary finally gains the opportunity to meet Queen Elizabeth (something that, in reality, never happened). This meeting ends in an acrimonious argument, caused by Mary's unwillingness to submit entirely to Elizabeth's wish. The argument leads to the inevitable suspicion that the cause of reprieve will not succeed.
To complicate matters further, Mortimer plans to free Mary from the prison by force, a dramatized version of the unsuccessful Babington Plot, but when his attempt is found out he commits suicide.
Queen Elizabeth eventually persuades herself to sign Mary's death warrant. Elizabeth insists that her only reason for signing is the pressure from her own people to do so.
The signed warrant is handed to Queen Elizabeth's undersecretary Davison without any clear instructions on what to do with it. In the process, Elizabeth transfers the burden of responsibility to him, fully aware that he in turn will hand over the warrant to Lord Burleigh, and thus confirm Mary's death sentence.
Burleigh demands the signed document from Davison, who - despite his uncertainty - eventually hands it to him. As a result, Burleigh has Mary executed.
The play ends with Elizabeth blaming both Burleigh and Davison for Mary's death (banishing the former from court and having the latter imprisoned in the Tower), Lord Shrewsbury (who pleaded for mercy for Mary throughout the play) resigning his honors and Leicester leaving England for France. Elizabeth is left completely alone as the curtain falls.
亨利五世 (2022) [电影] 豆瓣
NTLive-Henry V
导演: Max Webster 演员: Kit Harington
其它标题: NTLive-Henry V
当丹玛尔仓库剧院选择复排《亨利五世》时,无疑联想到了民族主义的兴起、脱欧之后的何去何从,但没有人料到,它真正开演是在真正的战争背景下。由《权力的游戏》中“雪诺”基特·哈灵顿主演的亨利五世,展示了一个身处历史遗留问题、政治角力之中的首领是如何走向战争的,而战争的野蛮与创痛则格外引发共鸣。
一改《亨利四世》中的浪子形象,莎士比亚在《亨利五世》中塑造了一个已经成长为英武的青年君王的亨利:继位不久,血气方刚的亨利五世重燃百年战争战火,意图将此前丢失的安茹帝国国土收回英格兰版图,内部正四分五裂的法国仓促应战,连连退败,最终以联姻获得喘息之机。
除了探求战争的本质,当代在复排《亨利五世》时还格外关注青年君主的性格研究。马克斯·韦伯斯特执导的这一版也不例外。填充了部分《亨利四世》的前情来回顾亨利五世年少荒唐的日子,和福斯塔夫的交游,以此来反衬经历了残酷战争之后的亨利已经逐渐剥离人性的一面,注定与他身边的朋友、小人物们分道扬镳。丹玛尔仓库舞台上简明扼要的舞美设计直指当代,幻灯片形式呈现的战争之必要性与正义性论辩显得滑稽又讽刺,四个歌者为喧嚣的战火送上神圣的哀歌。
麦克白 [演出] 豆瓣
Macbeth
类型: Theater
其它标题: Macbeth 剧院: Donmar Warehouse 导演: Max Webster 演员: David Tennant / Moyo Akande / Cush Jumbo Obe / Cal MacAninch



A spellbinding story of love and murder, the renewing power of nature, and of the internal struggles of a damaged man as he tries to control his destiny. This bracingly fresh production of the Scottish play uses binaural sound technology to place us inside the minds of the Macbeths, asking are we ever really responsible for our actions?

Shakespeare’s most extraordinary psychological drama is led at the Donmar this winter by David Tennant, who plays the title role for the first time in his illustrious stage career. He is joined by Cush Jumbo (Hamlet, The Good Fight) as Lady Macbeth, directed by Donmar Associate Director Max Webster (Henry V, Life of Pi).

认真的重要性 (2025) [电影] IMDb TMDB 豆瓣
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
8.3 (15 个评分) 导演: Max Webster 演员: 舒提·盖特瓦 / Hugh Skinner
其它标题: National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest / The Importance of Being Earnest
“所有女人都会变成跟她们母亲一样,这就是她们的悲剧;男人则不然,这也是男人的悲剧。”
《认真的重要性》(又译《不可儿戏》)被认为是最能够代表奥斯卡·王尔德喜剧创作的杰作,充满了王尔德式的妙语连珠。故事里的杰克和阿尔吉侬一个看似正经,另一个则是花花公子,实际上皆以不同的身份游走于伦敦社交圈与乡野生活之间。他们分别追求格温多林和塞西莉两个姑娘,却眼看就要因为同时用了“厄内斯特”(Ernest谐音Earnest,即“认真”)这一虚构的姓名编造不同的故事而搞砸一切……剧中人如同双生子一样的真假身份带来了误会与巧合,最终的假戏真做皆大欢喜,更是在继承莎士比亚喜剧衣钵的基础上,以王尔德独有的、玩世不恭的态度,讽刺了上流社会的虚伪矫饰,至今犀利依旧。
英国国家剧院这版由曾执导大卫·田纳特版《麦克白》的马克斯·韦伯斯特导演,奥利弗奖得主莎伦·D·克拉克,当红演员舒提·盖特瓦(《神秘博士》《性教育》)和休·斯金纳带来了极为精彩的表演,肢体喜剧元素的加入带来更多令人捧腹的笑料。在忠实于王尔德原文本的同时,本版完美融合了现代社会的趣味性和对当代议题的讨论,将这部1895年的喜剧经典从旧有时代的传统中解放出来。加勒比风格与维多利亚时代的服装色彩鲜明,更添活色生香的魅力。
麦克白 (2025) [电影] 豆瓣
Macbeth
8.6 (14 个评分) 导演: Max Webster 演员: 大卫·田纳特 / 库什·珍宝
其它标题: Macbeth / Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo
大卫·田纳特David Tennant和库什·珍宝Cush Jumbo(《傲骨之战》)共同出演的《麦克白》本周在西区正式开幕,剧组也宣布此前录制于丹玛尔仓库剧院首轮演出现场的影像版将于2025年2月5日起登陆影剧院!
本版《麦克白》导演是麦克斯·韦伯斯特Max Webster(《少年派的奇幻漂流》),观众入座时佩戴耳机,环境音效以3D声效的形式在耳机中播放,制造不安、恐怖的氛围。而现场观众从耳机中听到的声效也会混合到影像版的音轨中。
亨利五世 [演出] 豆瓣
HENRY V
类型: Theater 编剧: 莎士比亚
其它标题: HENRY V 剧院: Donmar Warehouse 导演: Max Webster 演员: Kit Harington



No King of England if not King of France!”

Shakespeare’s ever popular play is a thrilling study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power.

The Importance of Being Earnest [演出] 豆瓣
不可儿戏
类型: Theater 编剧: DJ Walde
其它标题: 不可儿戏 导演: Max Webster 演员: Stephen Fry / Olly Alexander
Directed by Max Webster (Donmar’s Macbeth; Life of Pi) this ‘gloriously frivolous’ (Daily Mail) reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s ‘glittering masterpiece’ (Telegraph), is a hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, that is ‘outrageously camp, flamboyantly queer and ludicrously entertaining’ (Broadway World).



With an all-star cast including Olly Alexander in the role of Algernon Moncrieff alongside Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Jack Worthing, Hugh Dennis as Reverend Canon Chasuble, Shobna Gulati as Miss Prism, Kitty Hawthorne as Gwendolen Fairfax, Jessica Whitehurst as Cecily Cardew, Hayley Carmichael as Merriman/Lane, and Stephen Fry in his ‘scene-stealing turn’ (The Stage) as Lady Bracknell.



‘This exuberant production’ (★★★★ The i) also features the work of set and costume designer Rae Smith, lighting designer Jon Clark, sound designer Nicola T. Chang, movement director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, composer DJ Walde and casting director Alastair Coomer CDG.



Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity.



Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.