Are the chairs at your favourite theatre comfortable?
Dan and Alice talk about going to the theatre, and a new development that might make your night out more comfortable.
This week's question:
The Theatre Royal in Covent Garden is London's oldest existing theatre. But when did it originally open? Was it:
a) 1621
b) 1663
c) 1692
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Listen
Theatre seats
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Vocabulary
- To fidget
To keep moving your hands or feet, or changing position slightly (because you are nervous or bored)
- To slump
Here, to sit heavily with a curved spine (not in an upright position), perhaps because you are tired
- To take the weight or to bear the weight
To support or hold something up
- Ergonomic
Designed to support the human body more and improve health and posture
- Fatigue
Tiredness or weakness
- Bolt upright
Sitting or standing very straight
- Legroom
The space in front of a seat for your legs
- Elbowroom
The space available in the surrounding area to move your arms. Also a generic word to describe the amount of space somewhere (i.e. in a room)
