话剧如何争取观众,是不易谈清楚的问题。上座率不高的缘由是多种多样的,解决这个问题,如同医生给人看病,首先需要耐心而又认真的会诊,然后再对症下药。作为一个多年从事话剧工作的人,我赞同使话剧具有更加丰富的表现手段和更加灵活的表现形式。然而我又不同意把艺术形式上的突破作为话剧提高的关键。话剧争取观众,当前最根本的或者说首先需要加以解决的课题是什么呢?我认为是思想内容的充实、提高、深化,和剧作者政治敏锐性、社会责任感的增强。 How to win the audience drama, is not easy to talk about the problem. The reason for the low attendance rate is varied. To solve this problem, as a doctor gives a doctor, you first need to be patient and conscientious, and then prescribe the right remedy. As a man who has been engaged in drama for many years, I am in favor of making the play a more expressive means and a more flexible form of expression. However, I do not agree with the breakthrough of the formal arts as the key to improving drama. What is the most fundamental issue or topic that needs to be solved beforehand? In my opinion, it is the enrichment, enhancement and deepening of the ideological content, as well as the increased political sensitivity and increased social responsibility of dramatists.