Theatre in Great Britain – Театр в Великобритании
Britain has a long and rich dramatic tradition.
The two national companies, the National itself which stages modern and classical plays and the Royal Shakespeare company! which is performing in Stratford-upon-Avon, and in London.
British theatre has become more cosmopolitan in outlook, with the World Theatre seasons that started at the Aldwych in London in 1964, and more receptive to influences from abroad.
The whole image of the British theatre has changed of late. It’s more respectable, less tied to commercial considerations and more ambitious.
Contemporary British playwrights who have received recognition at home and overseas include Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard and some others.
Considerable interest is shown at present for the professional arts festivals which take place each year. The Edinburgh International Festival featuring a wide range of different arts, is the largest of its kind in the world.
Театр в Великобритании
В Британии давняя и богатая театральная традиция.
В стране существуют две национальные компании. Это Национальная компания, которая участвует в организации современных и классических постановок, и Королевская компания Шекспира, которая занимается постановками и в Стратфорде-на-Эйвоне, и в Лондоне.
Британский театр стал более независимым во взглядах и более восприимчивым к влияниям из-за границы после того, как начались мировые театральные сезоны в Альдвиче, в Лондоне в 1964 году.
Целостный образ британского театра недавно изменился. Он стал более респектабельным, он меньше связан с коммерцией и более честолюбив.
Современные британские драматурги, получившие признание и в своей стране,
и за рубежом, это Гарольд Пинтер, Том Стоппард и другие.Сегодня возрос интерес и к профессиональным фестивалям искусств, которые проводятся ежегодно. Эдинбургский международный фестиваль, который демонстрирует широкий спектр разных видов искусства, является самым большим театральным фестивалем в мире.
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