Across
- 1. a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
- 4. (especially of a ballet dancer) to make a fast turn in a circle on one foot
- 7. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other
- 9. a person in charge of a film or play who tells the actors and staff what to do
- 10. a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound
- 11. a person who strongly opposes somebody/something
- 12. the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices
- 14. a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform
- 16. a large group of people who play various musical instruments together, led by a conductor
- 23. combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together
- 26. the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama
- 29. time that is spent practicing a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance
- 30. the way in which different notes that are played or sung together combine to make a pleasant sound
- 32. the art or the theory of writing and putting on plays, especially for the theatre
- 34. a long speech in a play, film, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone
- 35. a change to the rhythm of a piece of music, so that the strong beats become weak and the weak beats become strong
- 36. a situation in a story, film, competition, etc. that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you do not find out immediately what happens next
- 37. the words of a popular song
- 38. a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
Down
- 1. a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing
- 2. a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices
- 3. a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre
- 5. the act of inventing music, the words in a play, a statement, etc. while you are playing or speaking, instead of planning it in advance; something that is invented in this way
- 6. a written text of a play, film, broadcast, talk, etc.
- 8. a written or printed version of a piece of music showing what each instrument is to play or what each voice is to sing
- 13. the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music
- 15. the main character in a play, film or book
- 17. an unexpected change or development in a story or situation
- 18. a part of a film, play or book in which the action happens in one place or is of one particular type
- 19. the part of a song or a poem that is repeated after each verse
- 20. the act of changing the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc.
- 21. the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)
- 22. a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
- 24. music in which several different tunes are played or sung at the same time
- 25. an imaginary wall that separates the audience from the action of a stage play or film, which is said to be broken when an actor talks directly to the audience or starts talking as themselves rather than as their character
- 27. an actor who learns the part of another actor in a play so that they can play that part if necessary
- 28. the art of designing and arranging the steps and movements in dances, especially in ballet; the steps and movements in a particular ballet or show
- 31. a small object used by actors during the performance of a play or in a film
- 33. a piece of music, usually part of a larger work, that is written for a choir (= a group of singers)