King Lear
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 607.
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| The School Play Congratulations to all involved with the school (1)______of The Woman Next Door. The (2)_______was carried out by the Art Department, and the posters were very (3)____________.We certainly have some very (4) ___________students in our school! Many people helped with building and painting the (5)_______ and the play was written by the English Department, who managed to create an (6)________ story, with excellent songs. The music was written by Sue Porter, who also (7)________the singers on the piano. Everyone enjoyed a thoroughly (8)______ evening, and there was a long round of (9)_________at the end. Jim Barrett gave a brilliant (10)_______as Sergeant Moss, and Liz Aitken was a delightful Mrs Jump. Well done everyone! | PRODUCE ADVERTISE IMAGINE ART SCENE AMUSE COMPANY ENTERTAIN APPLAUD PERFORM |
& ? 30. Read this text and decide which of the four alternatives best fits each gap.
----------- Adrian Noble's modern production of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' opened last week at the Barbican Theatre in London to enthusiastic (1) . .----------
Robert Stephens, heading an impressive supporting cast, gives a moving and powerful (2) . as Lear, and David Bradley, who (3) the Earl of Gloucester, is so convincing in the (4) .that several members of the (5) who were sitting in the front (6) are reported to have fainted during one particularly realistic (7) .
(8) . its length - the play runs for three and three quarter hours with two half-hour (9) . - Noble's production is anything but tedious. 'King Lear' will run at the Barbican until March and (10) ................... booking is recommended.
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