Theatre is a part of people’s lives since antiquity. When people are free they want to do something, see or learn something new. When they go to the theatre or concert they can relax, meet friends, learn anything new. Some people are bored, want to escape from normal life. They can smile or cry if they want. It quite a problem to get to the theatre sometimes because the tickets are more and more expensive. Some performances of exhibitions take place only in big cities or in Prague.
stage jeviště
curtain závěs
actor herec
actress herečka
director režisér
programme program
ticket lístek
usher uvaděčka
spectator divák
scenery scéna
wing křídlo
footlight rampová světla
spotlight reflektor
orchestra pit orchestřiště
stalls přízemí
balcony balkón
box lože
gallery balkón
row řada
audience publikum
acrobat akrobat
juggler kejklíř
box office pokladna
cloakroom šatna
attendant obsluhující
foyer bufet
forestage předscéna
backdropt, set scéna
auditorium hlediště
sololist solista
conductor dirigent
chorus sbor
You can buy tickets at the box stall, ticket office, through school or work, you can have a reservation.
Men should put on a suit or diner jacket, shirt, shoes, tie or bow tie, they can have scarf or hat.
Women can wear dress, costume, skirt, blouse, shoes.
If you do for example to a small theatre (Arena), you don’t have to wear anything special.
I saw the play Polská Krev written by Oscar Nedbal. It was a musical. I liked it. It was quite fun, actors had nice costumes, the music also wasn’t bad.
Hair – in Prague, musical
CZ – Prague – National, Stavovske, Spiral, Pyramid, Lucerna, Husa na Provázku, Tyl t, Vinohrady t, Semafor, Divadlo na Zábradlí, Viola…)
Ostrava – Moravskoslezské d, Dvořákovo d, Myronovo d, Petr Bezruč t, Aréna…
GB – National t, Globe, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Old Vic, The Royal Albert Hall
Films: comedy, black comedy, romantic, adventure, thriller, horror, detective story, catastrophic, fairy tale, animated, sitcom, action, sci-fi
Mr. Bean is one of the best films I have ever seen. It is a brilliant comedy full of a special king of humour. Some people don’t like this sort of humour but I love it. I’ve forgotten who was it directed by but in the lead you could see excellent Rowan Atkinson with his excellent grins. As I said it’s a comedy and it takes place in New York. Mr. Bean is sent to America (As an art specialist but he knows nothing about it. He had just worked as a watchman in one gallery in Great Britain). His opinions are very strange but people admire him because they think he is the best artist in the world. He lives by one man in Los Angeles and during a few days he is destroying his house and work as well as whole his family. Fortunately everything will fall out well. This film was such a big fun and I really enjoyed a song written by Beatles –Yesterday. The man sang it when his life was totally destroyed. I liked the film very much so I am going to see it once more next week. If you don’t see it you should go too.
In the cinema, the screen is a little bit bigger, the sound is better. There are a lot of people, it‘s not comfortable.
TV – more comfortable, you can sit, lie, eat, do what you want, the screen is small, you are alone.
Rowan Atkinson or Jim Carrie. They play in quite mad films, comedies, I like comedies, They have such a stupid grins, but they are great. I don‘t like action heroes with big muscles. Their films are still the same. They are alone but kill hundreds of people.
Claudia Scheefer, Pamela Anderson – nice face, body, the films are sometimes stupid
I have never been to a concert of classical music. I don‘t hear this kind of music but it doesn‘t have to be bat. It can be good for relax. This kind or concerts takes place in special concert halls, opera houses, with special background. You have to wear dinner jacket or suit, tie, shoes… I visited some rock concert and it was perfect. You can say no! The music is too loud, there is smell too much people, but when you listen to the music you like you don‘t mind it. This concert takes place in some halls, stadiums or just open air, the tickets cost the same as the tickets for theatre for example.
Guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, clarinet, violin, piano, organ (varhany), trumpet, contrabass, drums, whistle, flute, violoncello, harmonica, saxophone…
Classical, opera, folk, jazz, orchestral, country, chamber (komorní), pop, rock, pank, hip-hop, disco, house, heavy, hard rock, metal…
Good for seeing anything different, learn anything new, found sth. interesting, feel the history, colours, impress
Learn : history, habits, way of life, clothes, moral laws, different feeling, new impress