Theatres in Great Britain

27.03.2020

Task-1: Complete the table and translate

Task-2: Describe your impressions of a play (opera, ballet) you have seen. Follow the plan below

«Theatres in Great Britain»

There are a lot of old and famous theatres in Great Britain and some of them have an interesting history.

One of the most old theatre is the Globe theatre. The first building was built in 1599 and William Shakespeare acted on its stage. His famous plays were put here such as Hamlet, King Lear and others. Unfortunately in 1613 it burnt down after a theatre cannon went off during the play «Henry VIII».

It was rebuilt but later it was destroyed again by the Puritans. In 1997 it was rebuilt again but not exactly where it used to be. It’s open now.

One of the most famous and important modern theatres is the Roya Opera House, Covent Garden. It’s was built in 1858 and it’s the home of the Royal opera and ballet. «Carmen» is an opera by Georges Bizet and it was staged here.

There are other famous theatres in London such as the Lyceum Theatre, the Bush Theatre, the Piccadilly Theatre, the Aldwych Theatre, the Shaftesbury Theatre, the Peacock Theatre, the Prince of Wales Theatre and many more.

Other British cities are also proud of their theatres. There is a great opera theatre in Manchester. York has beautiful Royal theatre called the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. There is the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton and the Empire Theatre in Liverpool and one more Royal Theatre in Bristol.

It’s just a small part of all the theatres in Great Britain. Even small towns have theatres or theatrical studios. People in Great Britain like performing arts and go there often.

Task-1: Complete the table and translate:

Task-2: Describe your impressions of a play (opera, ballet) you have seen. Follow the plan below:

1. Going to the theatre. (How did you get the tickets? Where were your seats? Was the house full?)

2. The play. (Was it interesting? What was interesting? What didn't you like about it?)

3. The acting. (Was the cast good? Whose acting im­pressed the audience? In what scenes?)

4. The production. (Did the production help the audience to catch the main idea of the play?)

5. Designing. (Did you like the scenery? How were the light and sound effects used?)

6. The audience. (What kind of people did it consist of? How did they receive the performance?)

Task:Read the text «Go to the theatre» and translate, answer the questions

Go to the theatre

We have a very beatiful theatre in our town. It is a modern building situated not far from the center of Burshtyn. The visitors can enjoy watching dramas, tragedies, comedies and sometimes an opera or a ballet.
The visitors usually buy tickets beforehand in the ticket booths or in the ticket box offices. Theatrical shows usually start at 7:00 p.m.
When you go in, you enter the foyer, then you come to the cloak-room, where we leave our coats and hats. You can also take opera glasses there.
After that you go to the theatre hall. The person who meets you at the entrance is usher. You must show your ticket to her.
When you enter the hall, you find your seats. You can see the stage in front of you. You can't see the scenery before the performance start.
The orchestra pit is next to the stage. This is where the musicians sit and play the music. The performance begins after the third bell has rung.
The curtain goes up and you become a spectator. If the spectators enjoy the performance they applaud, give flowers and small presents to the actors and actresses.
Between the acts of the play there are intervals. The spectators leave their seats and go to the buffet where they can eat a cake and drink a glass of lemonade or juice. During the interval the spectators discuss the performance and the play of the actors and actresses.
After the performance finishes, the spectators rise from their seats and go to the cloakroom to get their coats and hats. You hear them say: "I enjoyed the performance very much", "The performance was splendid", "The actors and actresses performend very well".

Questions :

1) What does the word "theatre" come from?
2) What does theatre include?
3) Is theatre the same as drama?
4) What does drama refer to?
5) What forms of drama do you know?
6) What does theatre require?
7) Who integrates all aspects of productions in the theatre?
8) What kinds of theatres do you know?

Vocabulary:

beforehanbeforehand-  [bɪˈfɔː.hænd] – заранее

performance-[pəˈfɔːməns] – производительность

scenery-[ˈsiː.nər.i]-декорации

foyer-[ˈfɔɪ.eɪ] - фойе

seats-[siːt]-места