B) Complete the followings sentences using either the noun PLAY or the noun PERFORMANCE

1. The young actor’s ___________________ impressed me very much.

2. Some American theatres put on only modern ___________________, at others you can see ___________________ by classical writers.

3. The Maly Theatre puts on many ___________________ by Ostrovsky and that’s why people began to call this theatre “Ostrovsky’s House”.

4. Ostuzhev’s ___________________ of the part of Othello was very dramatic and convincing.

5. You can see some Chekhov’s ____________ in the programme of English theatres.

6. The famous Russian actress Maria Yermolova played a lot of different parts and her ___________________ was always extremely good.

4. a) Study the difference between the nouns scene / scenery and act / action.

scene – a) (in a play) any of the divisions, often within an act, during which there is no change of place or time

Hamlet, Act 5, Scene ii

b) (in a film) a single piece of action in one place

a love scene

The last scene of the performance made a great impression on the audience.

Scenery

(uncount.) – the set of painted backgrounds and other articles used on a theatre stage

The scenery was very rich and carefully selected.

act – one of the main divisions of a stage play

Hamlet kills the king in Act 2, Scene2.

At the end of the final act there comes the sound of axes chopping down

the trees.

action – the main events in a play or book

The action takes place in a mountain village.