It’s time for 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 19 points up for grabs, how many can you score? Answers will follow with September’s quiz, just remember, it’s all for fun.
1 | Popular panto pals but can you name them as credited (1 point for each, and a bonus point for the venue where they are the Christmas double-act very year?
2 | Can you name the musical? (1 point)
3 | A beautiful safety curtain, but in which London theatre would you find it? (1 point)
4 | A point each for the name of the actors, another two points for the names of their characters, and a final point for the name of the production.
5 | You’ll see Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club on London’s West End, but in which theatre will you find the Kit Kat Club? (1 point)
6 | The Amazing Karnak, name the performer (1 point) and for a bonus the show?
7 | August is festivals month in Edinburgh, both the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe celebrate which anniversary in 2026? (1 point)
8 | Which famous writer wrote The Dock Brief, a comedy two-hander about a seedy lawyer his murderous client? (1 point)
9 | What long-running production would you find in this theatre and what is the name of the theatre? (1 point for each)
10 | In which London theatre would you meet the Citizens of Panem? (1 point)
11 | Can you spot and name the former cast member and co-producer of Pricilla The Musical causing a buzz in the audience? (1 point)
12 | To mark which special anniversary of Avenue Q was this portrait of the West End company taken? (1 point)
LAST MONTH’S ANSWERS
1 The High Life The Musical: Still Living It, Patrick Ryecart as Captain Hilary Duff | 2 Blackpool Grand | 3 Bonnie Langford in Anything Goes | 4 Sherlock Holmes | 5 Marti Pellow as Scrooge | 6 Teeth ‘n’ Smiles by David Hare | 7 Six | 8 Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh | 9 Maureen Lipman in Allegra | 10 Withal and I | 11 John Owen Jones | 12 The Curing Room.
