THEATRE & ACTORS

98 . THEATRE & ACTORS

1. He……………on stage for only one scene.
A. appeared B. emerged C. entered D. erupted
2. He played the lead in a……………production of “Macbeth”.
A. reminded B. memorised C. recalled D. memorable
3. Her……………as a tragedian took her to every part of the world.
A. renown B. glory C. fame D. status
4. Halfway through the first act, the leading man forgot his ……………
A. declamations B. lines C. parts D. speeches
5. He soon made a……………for himself on the stage.
A. fame B. popularity C. reputation D. regard
6. When he forgot his lines the …………… whispered them from the side of the stage.
A. prompter B. messenger C. pusher D. reminder
7. Peter……………Anne for her role in the play.
A. exercised B. studied C. practised D. coached
8. That actor seems……………on making as much money as he can.
A. involved B. intent C. insisted D. interested
9. Despite his age he was still able to give a(n)……………performance on stage.
A. quaint B. idyllic C. lively D. lovely
10. Don’t……………shouting for ability as a dramatic actor.
A. mistake B. imagine C. mislead D. identify
11. For the first night’s performance the……………had to be called in to take the part because the leading lady was
ill.
A. deputy B. reserve C. substitute D. understudy
12. The highlight of his acting career was the opportunity to play the……………of Hamlet.
A. part B. play C. personage D. characterisation
13. The actors have to……………before they, appear in front of the strong lights on stage.
A. cover up B. do up C. make up D. paint up
14. He gave the best performance of his acting career in the……………of Othello.
A. action B. personage C. theme D. role
15. That comedian is very good at……………; he can take off the President perfectly.
A. impressions B. duplications C. reproductions D. similarities
16. Grace Kelly had a brief but highly successful……………as an actress.
A. profession B. occupation C. work D. career
17. The greatest……………in my life is to become a successful actor.
A. plan B. goal C. ambition D. intention
18. Next month TV and cinema star Paul Nicholas will be……………as Aladdin at the Apollo Theatre.
A. casting B. playing C. acting D. appearing
19. The Oscar winning actress simply……………charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech.
A. excluded B. exuded C. expunged D. extricated
20. Famous actors are always in the public……………
A. eye B. light C. service D. interest.
21. She never really……………it as an actress.
A. fulfilled B. made C. got D. managed
22. Although he was regarded as being a talented actor, his career was not a success in financial……………
A. ways B. aspects C. terms D. points
23. She was at the……………of her career when she had the accident.
A. summit B. peak C. head D. tip
24. I’ve got a(n)……………for a leading part in the school play!
A. audition B. trial C. test D. exam
25. Tim……………himself as one of the best, if not the best, actors of his generation.
A. estimates B. regards C. appreciates D. values
26. After the performance, the actors came back onto the …………… to take their bows.
A. stage B. screen C. scene D. script
27. The performance was spoilt by the leading actor losing his train of thought and……………over his words in the
final scene.
A. stammering B. stuttering C. spluttering D. stumbling
28. All the seats in the theatre were……………weeks before the first performance.
A. engaged B. sold out C. occupied D. taken
29. When he told his parents that he wanted to…………… a career in acting, they were very distraught.
A. endeavour B. hunt C. chase D. pursue
30. In the director's opinion, it was high time the actress began to……………her age.
A. be B. reach C. act D. perform
31. I think the actor Marlon Brando, gave his best……………in the film Julius Caesar.
A. show B. performance C. role D. production
32. Critics agree that Trevor Richmond gave a particularly……………performance as King Lear.
A. holding B. detaining C. apprehensive D. arresting
33. When the curtain fell, the leading lady rushed to the……………room in floods of tears.
A. dressing B. retiring C. costume D. preparing
34. He always suffers from stage……………before every performance.
A. anxiety B. fear . C. fright. D. panic
35. The actors gave such a good performance that the audience……………for ten minutes at the end!
A. giggled B. yelled C. whistled D. clapped
36. During the dress……………he was relaxed, .but he was very nervous on the first night. ‘
A. performance B. production C. rehearsal D. repetition
37. The light gradually……………and shapes and colours grew fainter.
A. died B. faded C. disappeared D. melted
38. The local amateur dramatic group are going to……………a play by Wilder.
A. make up B. show up C. put on D. take up
39. The actor had six curtain …………… after his marvellous performance.
A. calls B. demands C. requests D. shouts
40. The actors were very pleased that there was such a large……………for the first night of the new play.
A. assembly B. congregation C. audience D. meeting
41. The National Theatre receives a large …………… from the Government every year.
A. donation B. gift C. support D. subsidy
42. The audience……………out laughing when the actor fell over.
A. broke B. burst C. called D. shouted
43. During the ……………we had a drink and discussed the first act of the play.
A. interval B. interruption C. break D. pause
44. He felt nervous on the first night because he had never performed in……………before.
A. audience B. public C. company D. common
45. “Smoking……………forbidden in the theatre”.
A. strictly B. seriously C. exactly D. strongly
46. What is usually called "magic” is really a trick. The quickness of the hand……………the eye.
A. belies B. deceives C. disguises D. mistakes
47. The children gazed at the magician……………as he performed his tricks.
A. eagle-eyed B. hawk-eyed C. wide-eyed D. open-eyed
48. The play was very long, but there were two…………….
A. intervals B. rests C. interruptions D. gaps
49. The play opens the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow night will be the dress……………
A. practice B. trial C. rehearsal D. training
50. We had only just sat down in the theatre when the……………went up and the play began.
A. cover B. screen C. veil D. curtain

99. THEATRE & ACTORS

1. The play was a success and had very good……………in the papers.
A. advertisements B. reviews C. notes D. critics
2. The lights slowly……………, the curtain went up, and the audience went wild.
A. dulled B. darkened C. diminished D. dimmed
3. There was a 15-minute……………between the first and second act of the play.
A. gap B. interval C. break D. pause
4. The curtain went up, the……………grew silent and the actors on stage began to speak.
A. jury B. congregation C. audience D. crowd
5. The opening……………of the play took place in an army camp.
A. scene B. sight C. stage D. piece
6. We agreed to meet in the……………of the theatre, near the cloakroom.
A. anteroom B. porch C. hair D. foyer
7. There will now be a……………interval for refreshments.
A. short B. little C. small D. light
8. Pauline’s play has been……………in the West End for the past year.
A. playing B. acting C. running D. producing
9. Only if you get to the theatre early ……………a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance.
A. you will have B. will you have C. you have D. have
10. The play is full of very……………remarks made by the main character.
A. hilarious B. jolly C. comic D. witty
11. I don’t see any……………in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. point B. aim C. cause D. reason
12. During the……………the audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.
A. gap B. interruption C. interval D. pause
13. If we sit in the back……………we won’t be able to see the stage properly.
A. row B. benches C. seat . D. line
14. The audience enjoyed the play so much that they……………for ten minutes.
A. booed B. applauded C. screamed D. handed
15. All the theatre seats had been sold, so there was standing ……………only.
A. area B. place C. space D. room
16.……………the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. By B. In C. Until D. On
17. In the hall, the front……………of seats was reserved for invited guests.
A. range B. string C. row D. chain
18. Some of Britain’s most successful actors will be ……………in the play.
A. producing B. performing C. directing D. staging
19. The play was a tragedy,……………I thought it was going to be a comedy.
A. however B. despite C. whereas D. in spite of
20. If……………don’t like a play they boo or walk out of the theatre.
A. spectators B. actors C. viewers D. audiences
21. The theatre……………stood up and cheered at the end of the play.
A. audience B. spectators C. crowd D. watchers
22. Your seat is number Al3. That’s in the front……………on the right.
A. line B. rank C. row D. seat
23. The new production of Othello is very ambitious and extremely interesting, but somehow it doesn’t quite
…………….
A. come round B. come through C. come out D. come off
24. The young director was thrilled to discover that his play had attracted a ……………audience.
A. sized B. sizeable C. sizing D. resized
25. The……………audience included individuals who were well versed in Greek tragedy.
A. demanding B. trying C. challenged D. requesting
26. All the members of the……………had a party after the play was over.
A. scene B. cast C. circle D. drama
27. It was so exciting! I was on the……………of my seat!
A. side B. end C. edge D. front
28. I have never seen Hamlet, can you give me a brief……………of the plot?
A. extract B. essence C. survey D. summary
29. After two hours the audience was beginning to get…………….
A. flustered B. restless C. ill at case D. hectic
30. Everybody was ……………about the latest production at the National Theatre.
A. revelling B. triumphing C. delighting D. raving
31. Everyone in the audience……………enthusiastically when the performance ended.
A. applauded B. impressed C. interrupted D. resembled
32. If you perform as brilliantly as that tomorrow night, you will surely……………the audience.
A. extract B. remind C. delight D. applaud
33. My brother, who is fond of acting, has joined an …………… dramatic society.
A. impersonal B. amateur C. unprofessional D. untrained
34. We were disappointed when we went to the play and found that the star was too ill to…………….
A. fulfil B. execute C. perform D. achieve
35. If we had……………that the play would be so popular, we would have made more tickets available.
A. applauded B. reserved C. broadcast D. anticipated
36. The theatre……………stood up and cheered at the end of the play.
A. watchers B. spectators C. audience D. crowd
37. There will be another performance due to……………demand.
A. famous B. reasonable C. constant D. popular
38. It’s surprising the performance went so well after only three …………….
A. rehearsals B. auditions C. applauses D. directions
39. "Most of the people in the……………were friends or family of the actors and actresses.
A. public B. audience C. viewers D. spectators
40. It was so embarrassing when Romeo forgot his…………… in the second act.
A. paper B. part C. lines D. script
41. The woman next to me……………my enjoyment of the performance by coughing and snuffling throughout the
second act.
A. marred B. destroyed C. terminated D. ruined
42. The play was such a……………that it came off after, only two nights.
A. cataclysm B. calamity C. disaster D. catastrophe
43. The experimental play was only a……………success, which disappointed the playwright.
A. local B. reserved C. cautious D. qualified
44. The audience were in …………… as they watched the latest Aykebourne comedy.
A. stitches B. pleats C. tears D. shreds
45. The play wasn’t supposed to be a comedy, but everyone started laughing when some of the …………… fell over
and hit one of the actors.
A. acts B. scenes C. stages D. scenery
46. I’ve got a(n)……………for the school play tomorrow. I really hope I get a main part!
A. audition B. practice C. rehearsal D. performance
47. How did your……………go? Do you think you’ll be offered the main part?
A. auditorium B. audition C. audience D. audit
48. After the performance, please come……………and meet some of the cast.
A. backstage B. downstairs C. inside D. outside
49. The actors walked on to the……………and the play began.
A. landing B. pavement C. stage D. platform
50. After the interval, the change of……………brought a gasp of surprise from the audience.
A. panorama B. scenery C. view D. vista