北京人民艺术剧院重新演出老舍同志的名作《茶馆》以后,先后有来访的英国、美国等外国朋友观看了此剧,并给予很高的评价。英国电视导演及制片人詹姆斯·白特勒和查理·乃恩说,《茶馆》的演出非常成功,使我们得到了一次难得的艺术享受。在国外,我们不知道中国有这种形式的戏剧,我们以为,中国的舞台艺术只是京剧或杂技,还有一些歌舞。现在才知道,中国不但有话剧,而且有这样高水平的话剧。这个戏的剧本、表演、导演都是第一流的,完全不用作任何改动,就照现在这样拿到伦敦、巴黎、纽约去演出,必然引起轰动。舞台美术也是惊人的。第一幕一开 Beijing People’s Art Theater has re-performed Comrade Lao She’s masterpiece “Tea House” and later visited the United Kingdom, the United States and other foreign friends watched the show and gave a high rating. British television director and producer James Butler and Charlie Nern said the show’s success was “teahouse” and gave us a rare artistic experience. Abroad, we do not know that China has such a form of drama. We think that China’s stage art is only opera or acrobatics. There are still some singing and dancing. Now I know that China has not only drama, but also such a high level of drama. The script, performance, director of this drama are first class, without any changes, according to now get to London, Paris, New York to perform, is bound to cause a sensation. Stage art is amazing too. The first act opened