Success, successful

e.g. The performance was very/rather/quite successful. It was a great/tremendous success. He was a great success as Macbeth. The play is popular with the public.

to get over the footlights – to be a success

click, v (coll.) – to be a success

e.g. The new show clicked with the public.

hit, n (coll.)

e.g. Their new production was a big hit.

capacity, n: the amount that smth can hold or contain

e.g. The seating capacity of this theatre is 500. The play drew capacity audiences. They played to capacity.

good (bad) box-office – said of a successful (unsuccessful) production

e.g. The show will be a good box-office.

flop, n: an utter failure

e.g. They put on a musical, but it was a total flop/fiasco

flop, v

e.g. The new play flopped after only three weeks. The performance failed to catch the public/to establish itself as an audience hit. The performance was so boring that the audience got up and left/only a few people could stand it to the end.

review, n: a newspaper article that gives a judgement on a new play, show, etc.

e.g. – What sort of reviews did it get? - It got good/ favourable/ poor/ terrible reviews.

recieve, v:

e.g. The play/production/performance was well/ favourably/ enthusiastically/ poorly recieved.

The actor recieved wide acclaim for this role.

praise, n: expression of admiration

e.g. The play has aroused wide interest and almost unanimous praise from the

Critics.

No praise could be too high for the brilliant acting and staging of the play.

Impressions of the Performance

The Scenery

The sound and light effects helped the audience to concentrate on the dialogues and the acting;

I was delighted by the costumes and scenery;

The scene was laid in the woods, (in the castle, in ancient England...);

Though being symbolic, the scenery produced a favourable impression on the audience;

The scenery was magnificent, realistic, symbolic, beautifully decorated, beautifully illuminated, fading, bright, colourless;

Staying opportunities were endless, but there was a concomitant challenge to the director to swim and not to sink in this great theatrical expanse;

Decor and properties were pleasing and exceedingly well suited to the narrative;

The scenery was unexpressive, fading and didn’t help to create a tense atmosphere on the stage;

It was a lavish production, with well-staged lights, real horses and an atmosphere of battle you can almost smell;

Some truth to life, the costume comedy theatrical artificiality, the realistic play held the attention of the audience.

The Music

The music, though old-fashioned, fitted perfectly all the scenes and dances;

I was enchanted/charmed away by the music;

The music helped to create a tense atmosphere on the stage;

The music intensified the impression of the actor’s playing;

The music was sweet (melodious, deep, impressive, amusing, expressive, tender) and went to the spectators’ hearts;

The singer was touching in his tragic ardour, singing with a warm soft power;

The actress gave us a wonderfully affecting;

Willow Song, most delicately moulded and firmly intoned;

The music was madly eclectic in style and modern-fashioned;

The Prokofiev classic was handsome and imaginative;

The famous prelude to the last act of “La Traviata” depicts the abandoned and dying woman in her final hours with softly falling harmonies.

The Acting

I was moved by the performance of S. The actor moved the audience to tears.

Every gesture of the ballet-dancer went straight to my heart;

She played her part convincingly (artistically, with convinction and passion);

N. Quite touched the heart with his sensitive portrayal of the hero.

The actress confirmed her early promise with a delightful rendering of the leading role;

The actors who brought the characters to life so successfully well - deserved the tremendous cheers which they recieved on the opening night;

The actress appeared to understand the role thoroughly and, in consequence, one drank in her words and watched her with growing respect;

The actress was a touching Desdemona;

The action was beyond admiration;

The dancing was superb (effective, impressive, touching, natural, true to life, moving, graceful);

The cast of actors was excellent (distinguished);

The rendering was good, the actor gave an excellent portrayal of the main character;

There was much of emotion in the actor’s playing;

The actress should have shown more inspiration in the scene... there was a lack of feelings in the acting of...

The character of... was treated convincingly;

The actress (actor) played her (his) best that evening;

The playing of the actors was so natural and realistic that I began to feel for her as in real life;

I liked the style of acting;

The actors didn’t even know their lines properly;

Some actors just rattled off their text without the slightest regard for its meaning;

The actress was aching in a completely naturalistic way, not creating any obvious theatrical dimensions;

The actress managed to create a character of such depth and pathos that half the audience was weeping;

The dancer danced beautifully and charmingly;

The ballerina was excellent both in classicism and in character;

He is an elegant dancer with dramatic talent and an accomplished technique, exceptional light elevation and forceful personality;

The singer has a temperament, subtle, artistic intuition, charm and excellent voice;

She is a real primadonne with a voice of rare lyric beauty;

Vivien Leigh confirmed her early praise with a delightful rendering of the leading role;

Michael Redgrave touched the heart with his sensitive portrayal of the hero;

Laurence Olivier’s first appearance as a never-to-be-forgotten Othello in the National Theatre’s production was brilliantly successful. Othello was played magnificently, Oliver really entered into the part;

The technique of the ballet dancer was faultless (immaculate, precise, graceful, remarkable, brilliant);

The part (role) of King Lear played by Laurence Olivier is a prodigious, triumphant achievement, crowning the career of the great actor.

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