《上海屋檐下》是夏衍戏剧创作手法转变的开端,确立了他洗练、深沉、含蓄的“冷戏”风格,其中最能体现剧作家创作功力和气质的,当属对于人物内心世界的开掘与表现,包括所采用的营造浓郁心理氛围的手法和表现节奏。这一创作手法使这部现实主义作品带有了些许表现主义的意味。 “Under the Roof of Shanghai” is the beginning of the transformation of Xia Yan’s drama creation method, and established his style of “cold play”, which is practiced, profound and subtle, and most of which can show the creative skill and temperament of playwrights, Digging and performance, including the techniques used to create a strong psychological atmosphere and performance rhythm. This creative approach has brought a somewhat expressionist expression to this realistic work.