Welcome to another challenge of your theatre knowledge. If you entered last month’s quiz, it’s time look out your answers and check them with those at the bottom of the page. This month there are another 12 pictures with 16 points up for grabs, how many can you score? Answers will follow with November’s quiz, just remember, it’s all for fun.
1 | Name the comedy thriller by Torben Betts, currently on tour, with a bonus point if you can identify the stage legend featured in the production shot? (2 points)
2 | Can you name the actor and the play? (2 points)
3 | In rehearsal, but can you figure out the title of this cult musical? (1 point)
4 | Can you name the musical and the stars of this Pitlochry Theatre production? (3 points)
5 | As we approach Hallowe’en, can you name this spooky stage thriller? (1 point)
6 | A concert version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is coming to London’s West End, but which theatre? (1 point)
7 | Can you name this American mezzo-soprano who won an Olivier Award in 1991 for her role as Queenie in Show Boat? (1 point)
8 | Eric Sykes and Matthew Kelly starred in a notable 1983 production of which Alan Ayckbourn play? (1 point)
9 | Jason Connery starred alongside which Corrie star in the 2003 UK tour of The Blue Room? (1 point)
10 | Flashback… Barnum is back on stage but can you name the star playing the titular role in this earlier production? (1 point)
11 | Can you name this play, from 2019, that charted the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper? (1 point)
12 | In what year did Ben Whishaw star in Bakkhai at London’s Almeida Theatre? (1 point)
SEPTEMBER’S ANSWERS
1 Peter Terson, 1967 | 2 The Sunderland Empire | 3 Alan Longmuir | 4 The Hackney Empire 1901 | 5 Solaris, Hugo Weaving appears in both | 6 Kynren: An Epic Tale of England | 7 Julian Glover and Nichola McAuliffe in Maurice’s Jubilee | 8 King George III, Hamilton | 9 Burlesque The Big Musical | 10 Silk Road | 11 Darren Day | 12 Birmingham Rep Theatre
