TOWER 80TH ANNIVERSARY - SUMMER PARTY QUIZ
	The Questions ....	... and the Answers
1	What was the final production in the very first season of the Tower Theatre Company in 1932? a) Candida b) A Midsummer Night's Dream or c) The Government Inspector	A Midsummer Night's Dream
2	In which musical are all the numbers written in 3/4 (waltz)-time?	A Little Night Music
3	Which one of the following actors did NOT appear in a Tower production? a) Kenneth Williams b) Alfred Molina c) Tom Courtenay d) Pete Postlethwaite e) Michael Gambon f) Bob Hoskins	Pete Postlethwaite
4	Which two actors alternated the parts of Frankenstein and the Creature in the NT's recent production?	Benedict Cumberbatch Jonny Lee Miller
5	Whilst on the subject of the NT, when was the idea of establishing a National Theatre in Britain first suggested, was it: a) 1837 b) 1848 c) 1903 d) 1949 or e) 1969?	1848
6	What was the first production the Tower Theatre staged after its departure from Canonbury, and where was it put on?	Habeas Corpus Upstairs at the Gatehouse
7	On the subjects of fairies and summer, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, who played the part of Puck i) in the Oscar-winning film of 1935 ii) in Peter Hall's film of 1968, starring Michael Jayston and Helen Mirren and iii) in the Tower's 2002 abridged production, performed at the Tower of London	i) Mickey Rooney ii) Ian Holm iii) Martin Buttery
8	In the last 80 years, which one of the following plays has the Tower produced most: a) As You Like It b) Three Sisters c) Arms and the Man d) A View from the Bridge or e) Pygmalion?	Pygmalion
9	Since we are partying in a garden, the Tower's production of Alan Ayckbourn's play Garden was performed in London and at the Minack in 2007, but i) in which year did the play receive its World Première and ii) what is the title of the other play written to accompany it?	i) 1999 ii) House
10	In which year did the Tower take The Seagull to America?	2002
11	Who is the playwright in this anagram? DANGER, BORG WAS HERE	George Bernard Shaw
12	Garden District was the name given by Tennessee Williams to a pair of one-act plays he wrote to be first performed together in 1958. The first is called Something Unspoken, but what is the name of its better known companion, last presented by the Tower at the Bridewell Theatre?	Suddenly Last Summer
13	When celebrating a 25th Anniversary, you hope to receive gifts made of silver, or gold if it is a 50th Anniversary. But what is the material for an 80th Anniversary?	Oak
14	Find the work of a playwright who is 80 this year ... The first is in Richard but not in Dick The second in stone but not in brick, The third is in motor but not in car, The fourth is in distant but not in far, The fifth is in sugar and also in caster. Think vegetables and you may get there faster.	Roots
16	Which of the following plays is the odd-one-out and why a) Abigail's Party (Mike Leigh) b) The Birthday Party (Harold Pinter) or c) The Cocktail Party (T S Elliott)?	Abigail's Party, because the party referred to in the title does not feature on stage
17	How many plants does Ophelia mention all together in the speech beginning "There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance… "?	7 (Rosemary, Rue, Fennel, Parsley, Columbine, Daisy and Violets)
18	Put the following Coward plays in the order in which they were first produced A Design for Living B Fallen Angels C Blithe Spirit and D Private Lives	B (1925) D (1930) A (1933) C (1941)
19	The course of true love doesn't always run smoothly but, as with most musicals, it all ends happily here. Find the title of this Tower production in the anagram SACK THIS FAT TEN	The Fantasticks
20	How many times has the Tower Theatre presented A Midsummer Night's Dream NOT including this year's production?	9
The quiz was compiled by Celia Reynolds and Jeff Kelly