《闲话英伦》－到伦敦西区看戏去啰˜

Remember that the difference between AmE(movie theater) and BrE (cinema)

Going to the West End  去伦敦西区看戏

o   This is London’s ‘theatreland’where all the most famous theatres are

o   You can see musicals, operasand plays 音乐剧，歌剧，话剧

§  Cats,  after running for 8,949 performances and 21years

§  One famous play ‘the Mousetrap’ has been showing since 1952

Seating plans: 座位表

Stalls - Dress Circle – Royal Circle – Upper circle

o   Buy cheap tickets and sit ‘inthe gods’  

o   Discount ticket –online/the dayof the show 折价票

London has always been famousfor its theatres

o   Shakespeare (16th-17thcentury) showed many of his plays at the Globe theatre – the Globe has beenrebuilt in Southwark and you can still see his plays there (in the summer –there is no roof!)  环球剧场－泰晤士南岸

There are many phrases relatedto the theatre 和剧院有关的习语

o   “break a leg!” means “goodluck!” (it is bad luck to say good luck in the theatre to an actor)  祝好运！

o    “to be in the limelight” means to be the focusof everyone’s attention

受人瞩目（聚光灯下）

o   “to get the show on the road”means to put a plan into action

开始大干一番啦˜

 Make sure that you go to atleast one show in London if you go

o   Musicals are generally the best– easy to understand with lots of singing and dancing