On an ordinary Saturday, the mother was responsible for picking up her daughter to take ballet class. Because she received an important work task temporarily, she missed her daughter's expiration time; her son wanted to take IELTS test , but he didn't want to study abroad, so he ran away halfway to the examination room; her father worked in the newspaper for ten years, but suddenly felt unemployed... From October 21 to 23, the musical "Amanda's 38th Birthday" was released at the Shanghai Grand Theater ·New Box Theater.
"The script was originally titled "Dream Come True", and we changed it to "Amanda's 38th Birthday". Amanda is a commonly used English name for female employees in foreign companies. A is the first letter, and the only mother's name in the whole family is English. She is a strong perfectionist." Zhang Lei, the producer of "Amanda's 38th Birthday", is often asked by friends, "Why is the name of the drama chosen to be 38 years old, not 28 years old or 35 years old?" Come, "People under 35 can be said to be in their early 30s, and when they reach the age of 37 or 38, they are nearly forty. When I was a child, I thought 40 was a long time. When I was 40, I should have a successful career and a good family. But in fact, many people suddenly find that they are 40 years old for no reason."
Screenwriter Zhang Yan, director Fan Yuqun, and composer Gu Yi made "Amanda's 38th Birthday" into a story belonging to Shanghai. The script, music, and dance are all original. When the script was still discussing, the crew members often lamented that the plot was "daily familiar", "had you installed a probe in everyone's home?" "Why is it like my home?" "This mother is exactly the same as my mother", "My father is so disliked."
"Amanda's 38th Birthday" is a story about reconciliation, reconciliation with unsatisfactory reality, reconciliation with unsatisfactory family, and reconciliation with oneself that is not what one imagines. "From tomorrow, life will get better." Zhang Lei said that his mother must first allow herself to be a "60-point mother". Psychologist Winnicott proposed that if mothers don’t have to force themselves to achieve 100 points, then she will not force their children, and will not feel disappointed or wronged when their children fail to meet the requirements. The atmosphere at home will be much better. "In fact, 60 points mothers may be 100 points for children and husbands. Every family member has their own personality and edges, embedded together to form a perfect figure, which is important." Editor-in-chief of
column: Li Junna Text editor: Li Junna Picture editor: Xu Jiamin
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Source: Author: Zhuge Yi
