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In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.

National Theatre of China   Beijing|Chinese

This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21^st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.

Date & Time: Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pm

Marjanishvili Theatre   Tbilisi  |  Georgian

One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of   It is helmed（指导）by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.

Date & Time: Friday 18May, 2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pm

Deafinitely Theatre  London | British Sign  Language （BSL）

By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.

Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm

Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | Hebrew

The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, z&xxk they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.

Date & Time: Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm

1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?

A. Richard Ⅲ.                B. Lover’s Labour’s Lost

C. As You Like It              D. The Merchant of Venice

2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?

A.It has two groups of actors    B.It is the leading theatre in London

C.It performs plays in BSL      D.It is good at producing comedies

3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?

A.On Saturday 28 April.         B.On Sunday 29 April

C.On Tuesday 22 May.          D. On Tuesday 29 May

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是，莎士比亚的戏剧被翻译成几个国家的语言，并将在这些国家的大剧院上映的这一事件。

1.细节理解题。根据“This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying”，可知Richard III将要在中国国家大剧院上映。故选A。

2.C 细节理解题。根据Deafinitely Theater London l British Sign Language （BSL）中By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL（把丰富幽默的《空爱一场》翻译成身体语言BSL(英国手语)），可以判断该戏剧是用手语表演的；而且再根据后面Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.（该剧院创造了莎士比亚喜剧新的解释，并致力于把无声和有声世界这两组群体作为一组观众建立桥梁）可知，C项正确。

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