舞台上的科幻现实:艾克本的机器人剧作及其意义

Sci-Fi Reality on Stage: Alan Ayckbourn’s Robot Plays and Their Significance

人们历来认为戏剧反映生活,机器人的出现却说明戏剧也可以有先于生活的预见性。当机器人站上舞台,戏剧创作的趋势之一是在科幻的背景下探讨现实。剧作家用想象创造了各种类型的机器人角色,从新的视角审视新的问题,追问人类的关系和境遇。戏剧也因此扩展了对现实的探索维度,提供了一种观察社会与人类自省的陌生目光。英国当代剧作家艾伦·艾克本的《从头开始》等剧作是此类作品中的几个范例。

It is always believed that theatre reflects life, but the emergence of robots in theatre shows that theatre can also be prophetic. When robots stand on the stage, one of the trends in theatre creation is the exploration of reality in the sci-fi context. Playwrights create various types of robot roles with their imagination, examining new issues from a new perspective, posing questions about human relations and circumstances. As a result, theatre expands its dimension of reality exploration and provides a new vision to social observation and self-examination. Some plays written by contemporary British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, like Henceforward..., are examples of such works.