JUST FOR FUN
Just for fun, MustSeeTheatre.com launches a new monthly theatre quiz. How well do you know your musical theatre, drama, theatres and show-people? Have some fun with the following 12 pictures and award yourself 1 point for every answer you get right. There are a total of 21 points to be won. Answers will follow with May’s quiz. Good luck!
1 | I saw this site specific musical, staged on the streets of central London and based on an Ealing Comedy, on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year. Can you name the musical? (1 point), and for a bonus point can you name the lead, pictured on the left?
2 | From Broadway to London’s West End, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in this production. Can you name the play? (1 point). For a bonus point, who was the playwright?
3 | Here’s Frances Barber as Billie Trix in the musical cabaret Musik, but which pop duo wrote the songs? (1 point) For a bonus point, who provided the book?
4 | A theatrical legend and a great friend, this producer of many West End shows and numerous national tours was also hailed the ‘King of pantomime’. Can you name him? (1 point).
5 | From Still Game to Raven and more, there are a few familiar faces in this cast shot from Cinderella at Dunfermline’s Alhambra a few years ago, but which actor was gone before opening night? (1 point).
6 | Name the legendary panto dame? (1 point). For a bonus point name the actor with him, who frequently played opposite him as the baddie.
7 | The 2007 production of Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes starred which Eastenders’ legend, pictured centre? (1 point). A bonus point if you can name the Dad’s Army character he played in the play?
8 | A rare press shot for a Doctor Who play that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe, starring John Levene (Sgt Benton) and Richard Franklin (Cat Yates), pictured. Can you name the play and the year it premiered? (1 point for each).
9 | A production shot from Above The Stag Theatre, but what is the name of the musical? (1 point).
10 | The bow and arrow is surely a clue, but can you name the pantomime, the theatre, and the year? (1 point for each)
11 | Do you recognise this distinctive proscenium arch? Then name the theatre? (1 point).
12 | Finally, name the play based on a film with a ‘tricky’ title, and the theatre in which it premiered in 2019? (1 point for each).
Keep your answers handy to check with next month’s MustSeeTheatre.com Theatre Quiz
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