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Theatre in the UK 英國(guó)的劇院
[ 2006-04-20 14:43 ]

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James Blunt is one of the UK's new music stars
One of the many theatres in London's West End
For many people the highlight of a visit to London is the chance to see a West End show.

The West End of London, situated a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown, is home to dozens of beautiful theatres.

London’s West End theatres are currently enjoying a boom in popularity and ticket sales. According to the Society of London Theatres, nearly 12 million people attended a West End show last year, whilst audience numbers in 2005 look set to outstrip that impressive figure.

One possible reason for the success of contemporary theatrical productions is the casting of A-list Hollywood actors in lead roles . Val Kilmer, star of films like Top Gun and Batman Forever, is currently appearing in The Postman Always Rings Twice.

And he is not alone - other American movie stars performing in London include Oscar winner, Kevin Spacey, and David Schwimmer, who found international fame in the hit TV sitcom , Friends.

British screen stars are also treading the boards in West End shows. Scottish actor, Ewan McGregor, is appearing in the classic 1950s musical Guys and Dolls – an experience very different to making movies. McGregor says ‘The actual process of making films is extraordinarily tedious . It is very difficult to keep your energy and focus. Whereas what is wonderful about this is we have to create it together.’

Ironically, it is not just that film stars are acting in plays nowadays but films themselves are being adapted for the stage. Amongst the films that can now be seen as plays or musicals are The Lion King, A Few Good Men, and Billy Elliot.

The longest-running shows in the West End are usually musicals. The Andrew Lloyd Webber show, Cats, ran for 21 years and 7000 performances, making its composer a multi-millionaire.

However, not all musicals do so well. Oscar Wilde: The Musical ran for only one night, closing after terrible reviews and poor bookings. It was quite possibly the biggest flop in London theatrical history.


GLOSSARY 詞匯表 (收聽發(fā)音, 請(qǐng)單擊英語單詞)

the highlight
   最精彩的部分;亮點(diǎn)
a stone’s throw
   一擲石頭那么遠(yuǎn)的距離(指很近)
a boom 興盛 to outstrip 超越,超出
casting 出演,演出 A-list 一流
lead roles 主角 sitcom 情景喜劇
treading the boards 踩在舞臺(tái)木板上 musical 音樂劇
extraordinarily tedious 極度枯燥乏味的 ironically 有諷刺意味地
plays 劇目 longest-running 上演時(shí)間最長(zhǎng)的
ran for 上演了 bookings 訂座
flop失敗

 


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