rehearse /n'h3irs/ [u I/T] if actors
rehearse, or rehearse a play, they practise their words and actions so they will be ready to perform. The cast has been rehearsing all summer.
rehearsal 'n when actors practise what tney must say and do in a play
direct <d3rekt'1/T] to be in charge of a play and tell the actors what to do: a
famous production of 'A Midsummer
Night's Dreamdirected by Peter Hall
performance the waV
in whicn an actor plays his or her part in a play - use this especially to say how good or bad the acting is
give a powerful!stunning/magnificent
about a man or
actors
770
performance She gives a powerful performance as Amelia, the daughter.
acting ;ektiij [n U] the work or skill of performing in plays. She has done some acting, but is best known as a mode!. I The best thing about this production is the quality of the acting. I the acting profession
the person that an actor pretends to be in a play
character ."ka^kuv [n С) a person in the story of a play: Many of the characters in O'Neill's plays are based on his own family.
main character The main character is Jerome, a penniless writer living in Brooklyn.
part po;rt [n C] the words and actions of one of the characters in a play: 'Hamlet' is the part that every young actor dreams of.
play the part of He played the part of Thomas More in 'A Man for AH Seasons'.
rool (n CI a character played by an actor in a play
the lead role (=the most important part) Derek Jacobi is currently playing the lead role in 'Becket\
what happens in a play
plot plDt|plo:t In C] the events that happen in a play, and the way in which these events are connected: a complicated plot
ac* iekt (n C] one of the parts that a long play is divided into
first act/second act etc The main character doesn't appear until the second act.
Act 1/Act 4 etc In Act 1, Macbeth decides to kill the king.
scene ,sj.n [n Q а part of a play in which there is no change in time or place: During the first few scenes of the play. Porter is shown as a vicious bully. scene t/scene 6 etc The queen dies in Act 5, Scene 6.
opening scene/closing scene (-the first/last scene) In the opening scene, we see Leon lying on a bench.
objects, clothes etc that are used in the theatre
scenery simori [n Cj the wooden or cloth surfaces at the back and sides of the stage, which are painted to look like a house, garden, castle etc
costume /'kostjuml'kaistuim; [n C] the
clothes worn by an actor in a play
ProP рп>р|рго:р [n C] an object or piece of furniture that is used by an actor in a
.play.
lighting laitirj [n U] the way that lights are used to light the stage in a theatre
set (SCt; [я cj the whole appearance of the stage, including the scenery, the lighting, and the way things are arranged on the stage
the words and noises of
a play
script sknpt [n ci the words that the actors say in a play
sound effects /'saUnd i fekts \n plural)
noises made in order to create a particular effect during a play, for example the noise of a storm, a gun, or something breaking
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describing a play
be about bi: ^baot [phrasal verb T) if a play is about a person, idea, or set of
events, that is the main subject of the play:
It's a play about a group of kids living in Harlem.
be set in set in if a pjay js set jn a
place or period of time, the story happens in that place or during that time: The play is set in South Carolina right after the Civil War.
ending endit] [n C] what happens at the
end of a play: a happy ending
theme [п С] one of the main ideas
in a play, which the writer develops though the words and actions of the actors: The main theme of 'Hamlet' is revenge.
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THICK
opposite thin
see also wide/narrow fat, liquid
thick
THIN
woe/narrow
SMALL
see also
thick
thin
thick /9ik/ [adj] if something such as a wail, a book, or a piece of glass is thick, there is a large distance between its two flat surfaces: It's on old house with very thick stone walls. I The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow. I a thick slice of bread I shoes with thick rubber soles
fat /fan, \adj only before noun) fat book/envelope/wallet/briefcase/cigar
a book, envelope etc that is thick because there is a lot in it - use this especially as a humorous way of describing something that looks very thick: He puffed out a fat wallet stuffed with banknotes. I a man smoking a fat cigar I a big fat book
how thick something is
how thick /hao Bik/ The price of the glass will depend on how thick it is. I How thick is the ice on the lake?
2 cm thick/1 m thick etc (2 cm etc)
thickness
Hik use this to say exactly how thick something is-. Cut the carrots into slices about half on inch thick. I in some places, the walls are over two metres thick.
"Hikn^s. [n C/U] the distance
between the opposite surfaces of a solid object or materiaclass="underline" It's about the same thickness as о £1 coin. I steel plate in a range of different thicknesses + of Just look at the thickness of those old walls.
descrbinc people
thin person
^ opposite fat