THEATRE
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1. During the dress ___ he was relaxed, but he was very nervous on the first night.
| a) performance | b) production | c) rehearsal | d) repetition |
2. The local amateur dramatic group is going to ___ a play by O.Wilde.
| a) make up | b) put on | c) show up | d) take up |
3. The actors were very pleased that there were such a large ___ for the first night of the new play.
| a) assembly | b) audience | c) congregation | d) meeting |
4. The actor had six curtain ___ after his marvelous performance.
| a) calls | b) demands | c) requests | d) shouts |
5. The National Theatre received a large ___ from the government this year.
| a) donation | b) gift | c) subsidy | d) support |
6. The audience ___ out laughing when the actor fell over.
| a) broke | b) burst | c) called | d) shouted |
7. During the ___ we had a drink and discussed the first act of the play.
| a) break | b) interruption | c) interval | d) pause |
8. He felt nervous on the first night because he had never performed in ___ before.
| a) audience | b) common | c) company | d) public |
9. What is really called “magic” is really a trick. The quickness of the hand ___ the eye.
| a) belies | b) deceives | c) disguises | d) mistakes |
10. The children gazed at the magician ___ as he performs his tricks.
| a) eagle-eyed | b) hawk-eyed | c) open-eyed | d) wide-eyed |
| Production, acting, set, plot, cast, leading/starring, directed, comedy, performance. |
1. A new ___ of “Oliver” is a great success.
2. It was all star ___.
3. “Hamlet” is ___ by L.Oliver.
4. They give two full ___ every week.
5. The play has a very complicated ___.
6. The play is ___ in India.
7. She became famous after her ___ role in the musical.
8. This play is the funniest ___ I’ve seen in long time.
9. Before he became a famous actor, he studied ___ in Paris.
Success, matinee, box office, tickets, check, curtain, play-bill, stage, performance, seats, acts, stalls, cloak-room, book, scenery, billboard, gallery, cast.
If we want to go to the theatre we should first look through the 1___ to find out which is on. It is sometimes difficult to get the 2___ so we should 3___ them at the 4___. Some people don’t like to have 5___ far from the 6___. They try to get tickets for the 7___. If we have little money we take seats on the 8___. When we come to the theatre we usually leave our coats in the 9__ and take a 10__ to get them back when the 11___ is over.
If we want to know the 12__ we buy a 13___. We look through it to find out who 14___ the leading role in the performance. I usually go to the 15___. I like going to our local theatre because the 16___ there is beautiful. The performances are always exciting. When it is over the actors or singers get many 17___ calls. The performances are always a 18___ with the public.