Salesman 之死

In the spring of 1983, in a groundbreaking act of cross-cultural collaboration, Arthur Miller accepted an invitation to direct his play Death of a Salesman with an all-Chinese cast in Beijing, despite not speaking a word of Mandarin.

This extraordinary encounter, which Miller detailed in his memoir Salesman in Beijing, is the inspiration for Salesman之死, which centres on a young university professor who is summoned to the theatre for a special task: to interpret for Arthur Miller, who will soon arrive to direct his iconic play – in Mandarin. Meanwhile, the Chinese ensemble has never met “a salesman". Will they be able to find common ground?

Warm and funny, it is a multilingual tale of cultural confusion, impossible translation and unexpected encounters amid the chaos of theatre making.

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1983年春。

一句中文也不会说亦从来不是导演的美国著名剧作家阿瑟.密勒，竟应英若诚之邀，远赴北京执导他笔下名作《推销员之死》。一场从一开始就注定“无法对话”的相遇，就此展开。

这段跨越语言与文化的经历，后来被密勒记在回忆录《北京的推销员》里。而这场近乎不可能的合作，也成为了《Salesman之死》的灵感起点。

作品讲述一位年轻的大学教授被召入剧场承接一项特别任务；为即将来到北京导戏的阿瑟.密勒担任口译。然而，中国剧团从未见过“推销员”，他们是否能顺利找到彼此的共鸣？台上台下、排练与现实之间，反复在两种语言、两种思维和两个世界中周旋。

字里行间，剧场演变 。

温暖又诙谐，当文化错位遇上语言错意，要如何在翻译的误解里寻找共鸣？ 

当中国剧团对上美国导演，究竟会上演哪一出戏？

特别舞台座上体验

坐在台上、洞察全局的观众，会扮演什么样的角色？ 我们将在每场演出预设有限台上座位，供观众一次绝无仅有的独家舞台体验。遥坐在维多利亚剧院舞台另一端观众席上的你，将能在演员旁近距离见证整部剧的运作构成。如果你也想在这场新加坡首演中，成为其中一份子，就不要错过这难得的机会。 

注：台上座位仅可通过楼梯进入

每场演出结束后，均设有与导演及演员的戏后交流。

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