Theatre Quiz of the Week: Assassins, the Bard and The History Boys

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Results from this Quiz

Which comedian has been cast in the lead role of Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory?

1. Catherine Tate (91%)
2. Dawn French (4%)
3. Joe Brand (2%)
4. Sarah Millican (3%)

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Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance will appear in Farinelli and the King at what venue next year?

1. The Playhouse (8%)
2. West Yorkshire Playhouse (8%)
3. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (66%)
4. Southwark Playhouse (17%)

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Haydn Gwynne and Jerome Pradon have joined Tamsin Greig in the cast of which production?

1. Henry IV (5%)
2. Here Lies Love (6%)
3. Electra (6%)
4. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (82%)

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Which opera has Simon Stephens adapted for the new season at the Almeida?

1. Don Giovanni (25%)
2. Carmen (37%)
3. La Boheme (17%)
4. La traviata (21%)

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In the same season at the Almeida, which Shakespeare play will Ian McDiarmid star in?

1. The Merchant of Venice (52%)
2. The Merry Wives of Windsor (15%)
3. The Tempest (21%)
4. The Taming of the Shrew (12%)

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The multi multi award-winning play The History Boys is being revived for a major UK tour next year. Who wrote it?

1. Harold Pinter (3%)
2. David Hare (3%)
3. Alan Bennett (89%)
4. Alan Ayckbourn (4%)

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Leo Ihenacho has been cast in the upcoming tour of Dancing in the Streets. Which pop group was he a member of?

1. The Streets (45%)
2. Blue (28%)
3. Boyzone (4%)
4. 5ive (22%)

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Which Men Behaving Badly star has been cast in Fanny Hill at Bristol Old Vic?

1. Martin Clunes (12%)
2. Neil Morrissey (23%)
3. Caroline Quentin (56%)
4. Leslie Ash (9%)

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Which show, billed as a 'modern history play', transferred from the Almeida to the West End this week?

1. King Harry I (3%)
2. King Charles III (88%)
3. Queen Kate I (3%)
4. King William V (5%)

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The picture below shows Beverley Knight in rehearsals for her next show. What is the show?

1. Evita (3%)
2. Cats (5%)
3. Memphis (82%)
4. Made in Dagenham (10%)

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