11+ - 11-Plus English - Writing Playscripts Solution

Q.1.

What is the name given to the part of a stage that is in front of the curtain?

Q.2.

What is the name given to the part of the stage that is behind the curtain and closest to the audience?

Q.3.

What is the name given to the part of the stage that is behind the curtain and furthest from the audience?

Q.4.

What is the name given to the part of the stage that is behind the curtain and which occupies the middle of the stage?

Q.5.

In the world of theatre, you often hear the expression "Break a leg!" What does it mean?

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Good luck
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I hope your play fails
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If you are scared of going on stage at the last minute, pretend you have injured yourself
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Try and get the audience's sympathy if the play is not going well

Q.6.

What is the name given to the areas to the sides of the stage which cannot be seen by the audience?

Q.7.

In some theatres there is a place for an orchestra. What is this place called?

Q.8.

What is the name given to the part of the theatre which is not situated on the stage and not visible to the audience?

Q.9.

What is meant by the term 'stand-in'?

Q.10.

What is meant by the expression 'curtain call'?

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This is what the audience shouts when it is not happy with the play
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This is what the play's director says when he wants the curtains drawn at the end of an act
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This is the expression used by the management to inform the audience that the play has ended
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This is the return to the stage by the actors at the end of a performance to receive the audience’s applause