Exercise 2
Choose the best answers according to the text.
1. Even theatres that specialize in new writing are struggling to cope with _____________.
A. playwriting competition
B. social networking site
C. online community
D. the volume of unsolicited scripts
2. Plays die if _____________.
A. they are handled too much
B. they are handled too little
C. they have been through 12 drafts
D. they are revised
3. According to recent research by campaigning theatre group Sphinx, just _____________ of new plays staged in the UK are by women.
A. 30% B. 52%
C. 25% D. 17%
4. _____________ theatre reads only one script per writer per year.
A. Edinburgh’s Traverse
B. Manchester’s Royal Exchange
C. The Royal Court
D. The National
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Working with writers is a subtle, delicate and slightly unquantifiable business.
B. The “editorial” section of Bushgreen will be filled with rehearsal diaries and how-to tips.
C. In the first few weeks, some 3,000 scripts were uploaded.
D. The Bush in London has launched a bold experiment to create: a website called Bushgreen.