The drama that prevailed on Broadway in the United States was born out of the British drama and developed its own independent character.

In the beginning, the content of British drama was all about religion, and it was mainly performed in religious settings such as churches, so it was called "liturgical drama". The "liturgical play" gradually became secularized, moved to a place outside the church, and added a comedic component, but the content was still dominated by the Bible and the stories of the saints, and this stage was called "mystery play" or "miracle play".

During the European Middle Ages, Christianity consciously used drama to preach and preach doctrine and ethics, so the "moral drama" appeared. For the sake of pleasure, the aristocracy often interspersed entertainment skits between "miracle plays" and "moral plays", which were called "interludes".

These are the origins and development of the early English theatre.

The British drama that people refer to today is actually an evolution of "interlude". It was originally intended as a foil to religious dramas, but it represented the aesthetic orientation of the vast majority of people, and thus developed rapidly after the establishment of the Tudor dynasty.

Why is Shakespeare so high?

Because Shakespeare represents the highest achievement of English theatre - the Renaissance was the golden age of English theatre, and various drama masters emerged one after another, but Shakespeare could stand out as the most dazzling one.

After the end of the Renaissance, English theatre declined for a time until the beginning of the 19th century, when Romanticism became popular in Europe. English theatre absorbed elements of French melodrama, the dialogues were accompanied by music, and magnificent sets began to appear on the stage, and the theatrical art began to revive in England.

But from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, the English drama of the past 100 years has been either extravagant, vulgar, or loved to death, and cannot be compared with the Renaissance at all.

So George Bernard Shaw appeared, Wilde appeared, and these two masters brought LinkedIn theater back to artistic heights and directly influenced the development of American theater. The writers and actors on Broadway in the United States have to respectfully call George Bernard Shaw and Wilde grandpa.

Now Wilde is dead, but George Bernard Shaw is alive and well. Therefore, in the eyes of many British theater lovers, George Bernard Shaw is the living Shakespeare, which shows how lofty his status is, and it is too normal for beautiful actresses to rush to post upside down.

At this moment, the actor of the leading actor was lying on the edge of the prop plank, holding Vivien Leigh's hand and saying his last words. The musical conductor on the side of the stage closes his eyes and gently shakes his baton, and the violinist plays a sad and soothing piece, punctuated by the sound of a piano, representing the icy waters and waves.

This kind of performance is very interesting, in Zhou Hexuan's view, it is to move the TV series to the stage.

Story, dialogue, acting, background, props, music, lighting...... Whatever you want, it's not much different from sitting in the theater and watching a movie.

Suddenly, the conductor's hunched body suddenly straightened, and as the baton was raised, the orchestra's trumpets began to play, the piano was still low, but the violin was excited.

"To live...... No...... Don't despair, no matter what happens, no matter how hard, promise me quickly...... Rose, promise me...... Do it! The actor's voice was trembling and hoarse, but under the background of the music, it burst out with the power to pierce people's hearts.

"I promise......" Vivien Leigh cried in despair.

"I will do it!" The actor's voice gradually weakened.

Vivien Leigh cried under her breath, "I will do it, Jack...... I will do it! ”

The conductor bends down again, his right hand motions for the violin and trumpet to stop, the piano continues, and then the muffled cello begins to sound.

Under the sad sound of the cello, the atmosphere of the whole theater fell into extreme sadness, the stage lights were dimmed, and some emotional audience members were already wiping their tears.

Vivien Leigh was picked up by a belated lifeboat, and one of London's top female singers stood on the side stage and began to sing to the accompaniment of the orchestra:

“Every_night_in_my_dreams，

I_see_you， I_feel_you，

That_is_ho_I_kno_you_go_on

……

e'll_stay_forever_this_ay，

You_are_safe_in_my_heart，

And_my_heart_ill_go_on_and_on.”

"My Heart is Eternal", which touched countless people in later generations, was like a big killer in Britain in the 30s. Because pop songs at this time have not yet matured, when the beautiful and moving melody and unforgettable lyrics resounded in the ears of the audience, the shock brought was simply incomparable.

"Woo woo woo ......" many female viewers sobbed quietly and kept wiping their tears with handkerchiefs.

Prince Albert said to himself, "This ...... This song, this story, is too ...... It's so memorable. ”

Princess Elizabeth recited the lyrics obsessively, as if remembering someone she would never forget: "You_are_safe_in_my_heart, and_my_heart_ill_go_on_and_on (You live in my heart, and my heart is eternal)...... You_are_safe_in_my_heart，and_my_heart_ill_go_on_and_on……”

Vivien Leigh had disappeared from the stage, and only the female singer was still singing, and when the last syllable fell, the curtain of the stage slowly fell.

Only sporadic sobs remained in the theater, and when the curtain was opened again and all the actors stood on the stage for a curtain call, countless spectators roared to their feet and responded with thunderous applause.

"Vivien!"

"Vivien!"

"Frey!"

"Frey!"

"Jack!"

"Rose!"

“……”

People frantically shouted the names of the heroes and actresses, and some even directly shouted the names of the heroes and heroines in the play. Vivien Leigh and the actor named Frey have already conquered the audience with their performances, and if they perform a few more times, their names will surely resound in London.

Zhou Hexuan specially gave Vivien Leigh a stage name "Vivian Leigh", which translates into Chinese as "Vivien Leigh".

Prince Albert was an avid theater lover himself, and he was so excited after watching the performance that he took the princess on stage to shake hands with the actors, and asked the singer who was singing: "What is that song called...... What is it called? ”

The female singer smiled and replied: "My heart is eternal." ”

"Good...... Good name, who wrote it? Albert asked.

The female singer pointed to the audience: "Mr. Zhou Hexuan." ”

Albert was so excited that he forgot to stutter, and praised again and again: "Well written, good singing!" ”

The show was obviously a huge success, and Zhou Hexuan rented the London Theatre for three days, and the next two days were full, so to speak. The theater owner, who originally planned to make money for Zhou Hexuan, was so happy that he visited Zhou Hexuan every day, and finally obtained a performance permit for the play, at the cost of giving half of the income from each performance to Zhou Hexuan and George Bernard Shaw (screenwriter).

Vivien Leigh and the actor named Frey have also become hot new stars in London, and the two have also been inexplicably exposed to scandals.

The song "My Heart Is Eternal" also quickly became popular, and some viewers bought tickets to watch the performance every day in order to learn the song. A number of record companies in London also approached the door to put the song on record, with the highest bidder hoping to buy out the rights for £1,000. Of course, Zhou Hexuan was unwilling, and only sold the British record rights for five years, with a royalty of 300 pounds - he could buy two low-end cars.

As theatrical performances became popular in the UK, the original Titanic book quickly sold out, which was extremely eye-catching in the sluggish British book market.

Fortunately for other cities in the UK, London has reached the point where "everyone talks about Titanic". As the author of the original work, Zhou Hexuan was only influential in the British academic circles before, but this time he became popular among the people, and it became a mess!