Trivia Quiz on British Theatre
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Curtain up on British Theatre trivia, from Shakespearean lore to West End legends. Challenge your cast with 17 quick-fire questions spanning plays, pantomime, directors, and musical milestones.
Gather your troupe and step into the spotlight with this group quiz celebrating British theatre—from Shakespeare and Shaw to pantomime dames and iconic musicals. Perfect for rehearsal warm-ups, drama club socials, classroom sessions, office icebreakers, or livestreams on Zoom, Teams, YouTube, Twitch, and more, it mixes accessible crowd-pleasers with deeper cuts to keep both newcomers and seasoned theatre buffs engaged. Split into teams, set a timer, and enjoy brisk rounds that work equally well in-person or online. Duplicate the quiz in a click, share your screen, and let the applause-worthy competition begin.
1. Which actor has played Fagin on both the stage and in the 1968 film Oliver!
A) Ian McKellen
B) Ron Moody
C) John Lithgow
D) Peter O'Toole
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2. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, which wood appears to move
A) Birnham wood
B) Dunsinane Wood
C) Glamis Wood
D) Fife Forest
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3. Who was the author of "Shirley Valentine"
A) Willy russell
B) David Mamet
C) Arthur Miller
D) Alan Ayckbourn
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4. Which British director founded the Theatre Workshop in Manchester in 1945
A) Peter Brook
B) Laurence Olivier
C) Joan Littlewood
D) Trevor Nunn
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5. Who wrote the play " What the Butler saw "
A) Peter Shaffer
B) Joe Orton
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) Harold Pinter
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6. What famous playwrite has his birthday on 23rd April?
A) Christopher Marlowe
B) George Bernard Shaw
C) William Shakespeare
D) Samuel Beckett
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7. Eliza Doolittle is a character in which George Bernard Shaw play
A) Candida
B) Man and Superman
C) Pygmalion
D) Arms and the Man
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8. Who was the first director of Britain's National Theatre
A) Peter Hall
B) Trevor Nunn
C) Laurence olivier
D) Noel Coward
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9. Which play opens with: "when shall we three meet again"
A) Hamlet
B) Macbeth
C) King Lear
D) Othello
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10. What light operas name literally means Honourable Gate
A) The Mikado
B) The Gondoliers
C) Iolanthe
D) The Pirates of Penzance
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11. Better Known Down On The FarmWho Took The Starring Roll In Grease In 1997
A) John Travolta
B) Jason Donovan
C) Matthew Broderick
D) Ian Kelsey
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12. What Was The Title Of David Essex's Not Very Successful Stage Musical
A) Harbor of Dreams
B) Pirates of the Thames
C) Rhapsody in Blue Skies
D) Mutiny
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13. Stage role, written for a man, took 80 years to be played by one
A) Hamlet Royal Shakespeare Company 1899
B) Cyrano de Bergerac West End 1913
C) Macbeth Broadway 1946
D) Peter Pan RSC 1982
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14. In which children's pantomime does the character "Widow Twankey" appear
A) Cinderella
B) Dick Whittington
C) Jack and the Beanstalk
D) Aladdin
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15. In pantomime what is Alladin's surname
A) Twankey
B) Potts
C) Langley
D) Hawkins
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16. Who Co-Wrote (Yeoman Of The Guard), (Lolanthe And The Mikado)
A) George and Ira Gershwin
B) Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) Gilbert & Sullivan
D) Stephen Sondheim
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17. Who Wrote The Play (Hay Fever)
A) George Bernard Shaw
B) Harold Pinter
C) William Somerset Maugham
D) Noel Coward
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