Theatre

Активная лексика

(un)profitable “House Full”/ The play has always a full house. “Sold out” actor actress aisle amuse smb. applaud artist audience ballerina ballet boo box-office cast choreographer company composer concert conduct conductor curtain dancer director

dress rehearsal footlight lighting matinee microphone musician opera orchestra orchestra pit perform performance play play (a part) playwright producer queue (up) (for smth.) reserve tickets/a room, etc. by telephone/fax row scenery seats in the stalls/in the dress circle/in the boxes/ in the pit/in the balcony/ in the upper balcony set

several/five, etc. days in advance speaker stage stage a play/an opera, etc. the Children’s Theatre the Drama Theatre the first night the Musical Comedy Theatre the Opera House The play has had a run of six months. the Puppet Theatre the Theatre for Young Spectators the Variety Theatre theater theatre agency to be a success with / to be a failure (with) to get curtain calls to get two (…) encores variety (show) wings workshop

Текст 1

A Theatre-Goer

I am a great theatre-goer. I love theatre very much. I try to see the most interesting performances that are on at our theatres. I am fond of the Alexandrinsky Drama theatre and the Opera House. I also try not to miss the performances of Moscow theatres, the Maly and the Art Theatre in particular. These theatres are famous for their excellent companies and wonderful acting. I usually go to the evening performances, and I try to buy tickets in advance. I like to have good seats in the stalls, or in the dress-circle. From these seats one gets a good view of the stage. I am fond of ballet. My favourite ballet is "The Swan Lake." It has a long run and is always a great success with the public. Everything is magnificent there: the music and the dancing. The leading part dancers are brilliant beyond all doubts, and when the final curtain falls, they receive many curtain calls.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Do you like to go to the theatre?

2. How often do you go there?

3. What theatres are there in Nizhni Tagil?

4. Which do you prefer: a ballet, an opera or a drama?

5. Is it easy to get tickets for Tagil theatres?

6. Which of the two, the theatre or the cinema, is more popular today? Why?

7. When did you go to the drama theatre last?

8. What play did you see? Was it a success?

9. Who played the leading part in it?

10. Who was the author of the play?

11. Were you sitting in the stalls or in the balcony?

12. What is the prevailing theme of modern theatre repertoire?

13. Do you like classics on the stage?