Match the words to make collocations.

	would-be	a	play
	title	b	hit
	satirical	c	teacher
	repertory	d	comedy
	nativity	e	winner
	light	f	company
	dress	g	manager
	smash	h	opera
	slapstick	i	parts
	first	j	rehearsal
	bit	k	revue
	box-office	l	role
	drama	m	night
	stage	o	actor

 

65. Choose a word/word phrase to match one of the definitions below.

pantomime, first night, production, stagehand, co-star, costume manager, amateur dramatic society, cast, set, farce, walk-on part, villain, understudy, timing, comedy of manners, make-up

1) a play, novel, or film that gives a satirical portrayal of behaviour in a particular social group;

2) the scenery, furniture etc., put on a stage to represent the place and time of action;

3) someone who works on a theatre stage, getting it ready for a play or for the next part of a play;

4) the main bad character in a film, play, or story;

5) someone who is responsible in a theatre for actors’ stage clothes, accessories, etc;

6) all the people who act in a play or film;

7) a kind of non-professional school where people acquire basic stage skills and knowledge and apply them in practice;

8) the evening when the first public performance of a show, play etc. is given;

9) a play, film, broadcast etc. that is produced for the public, or the process of producing it:

10) a person who learns the role of an actor/actress to be able to act at short notice in their absence;

11) the skill of doing something at exactly the right time;

12) cosmetics such as lipstick or powder applied to the face, used to enhance or alter the appearance;

13) a leading actor or actress appearing in a movie or on stage with another or others of equal importance;

14) a humorous play or film in which the characters are involved in complicated and silly situations;

15) a method of performing using only actions and not words, or a play performed using this method;

16) a part in a play or film which is very small and usually does not involve any speaking.