London theatre awards honor int'l Shakespeare season

 　　LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The annual London Theater Critics Circle Award ceremony on Tuesday saw a top honor going to the Shakespeare Globe Theater.

　　The awards event allows national and international theater critics the opportunity to mark the best productions from London's large theater world.

　　This year's Special Award went to the Shakespeare's Globe Theater for its ambitious Globe to Globe season.

　　The Globe to Globe season saw dozens of theater companies from across the world come to the Shakespeare Globe Theater to perform all of Shakespeare's plays in their own languages.

　　The season saw all 37 of Shakespeare's plays performed in the playhouse, a modern recreation of a Shakespeare-era theater which is round and open to the elements and constructed using techniques that would have been around in Shakespeare's day.

　　Included in the season was the National Theater of China, based in Beijing, which performed 'Richard III' in mandarin¹.

　　Other awards made by the Critics' Circle included Best New Play, 'The Effect' by Lucy Prebble which was performed at the National Theater.

　　The award for Best Shakespearian performance went to Simon Russell Beale in another National Theater production, Timon of Athens.

　　The Young Vic Theater also featured prominently in the awards, with Hattie Morahan winning Best Actress for the Young Vic's production of Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House', and Benedict Andrews winning Best Director for Anton Chekhov's 'Three Sisters.'

　　The Award for Best Musical went to the revival² of Stephen Sondheim's 'Merrily We Roll Along' at the Menier Chocolate Factory Theater.

　　The Best Actor award went to Adrian Lester in 'Red Velvet³' at the Tricycle Theatre.

　　Lester's award was one half of a remarkable⁴ double; his wife Lolita Chakrabarti is the author of 'Red Velvet' and won the Most Promising⁵ Playwright⁶ Award.

1 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

2 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

3 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

6 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。