Films and theatre

· No direct connection with the audience.

· Each performance is identical.

· Spectacle is often present.

· Technical effects are often cutting edge.

· The screenwriter’s work may be continually reworked throughout the filming process.

· A highly specialized cadre of creative and technical positions that may number in the hundreds.

Reading :Read the text. Globe Theatre

• Reading :Read the text. Globe Theatre
• The original Globe Theatre stood in Southwark, London, on the south Bапк of the "River Thames. Today, an accurate replica stands on the site of the original building.
• The Globe was built in 1559. by the acting company of which William Shakespeare was a member, it burnt down in 2613, was rebuilt the following year and then demolished in 1644.
• The Globe was an open air theatre, with three floors and could seat about 3,000 people. The stage measured about 27 by « feet and was raised off the ground to allow access by a trapdoor.
• The Globe Theatre regularly showed up to 20 different plays in just two weeks. The plays often incorporated special effects, such as acrobatics, fireworks and even a real cannon firing.
• Shakespeare was a part owner of the Globe Theatre, and several of his plays were performed there, including Hamlet., As YouО'ке Jt and Macbeth.

Task 1. Read the text and do this test

• Task 1. Read the text and do this test
• 1. The original Globe Theatre was built
• a) by the River Thames. b) far from the River Thames, c) not near* the River Thames.
• The original Globe Theatre was built
• in the 15th century b) in the 16th century c) in the 17th century
• c) not near* the River Thames.
• William Shakespeare was a famous in England.
• a) king b) actor c) writer
• There was a in England when Shakespeare's plays were first
• performed.
• a) king b) queen c) emperor
• 5. …… caused the fire in the theatre.
• a) A man b) An actor c) A prop