QUIZ!

[partytentdown]

Name the musical awarded zero stars by The Guardian and described as 'Offering less of a rosy glow and more of a long cold douche of the soul'.

No googling please!

[Deleted]

Dusty?

[partytentdown]

Jan 29, 2016 17:18:08 GMT @caiaphas said:

Dusty?

Nope

[Phantom of London]

Jan 29, 2016 16:55:07 GMT partytentdown said:

Name the musical awarded zero stars by The Guardian and described as 'Offering less of a rosy glow and more of a long cold douche of the soul'.

No googling please!

Menopause the Musical

[Mr Wallacio]

Bend It Like Beckham?

(Too harsh? I actually quite liked it really. I hope I'm not correct as I'd never be able to think of a good question)

[partytentdown]

Jan 29, 2016 18:15:17 GMT Phantom of London said:

Jan 29, 2016 16:55:07 GMT partytentdown said:

Name the musical awarded zero stars by The Guardian and described as 'Offering less of a rosy glow and more of a long cold douche of the soul'.

No googling please!

Menopause the Musical

CORRECT! 'It makes me think quite fondly of The Vagina Monologues, a show so ghastly that it made my vagina try and leave the theatre entirely unaided by my legs in protest at the drivel inflicted on women in the name of empowerment' - Lyn Gardner

[Phantom of London]

That's how I remember it, it was so bad a review, when the reviewer says that ' my vagina tried to leave the theatre unaided' yes it was in the Guardian, no it wasn't Michael Billington.

Who equally wrote a terrible review for Whistle Down The Winds.

The bad ones normally stay with you.

[Deleted]

Dame Maggie Smith?

[Deleted]

Phantom of London! Put us out of our misery! Who was it?

PS- There was only one wind! 

[theglenbucklaird]

Don't know the answer, but I am putting forward a motion to the op of the quiz questions thread officially banning anyone who uses Google from taking part in this thread, again. Ever.

[carandgem]

I'm guilty of googling (not just the answer but my question, to make sure I got the details straight) - please don't ban me! I promise I won't Google-and-answer, but I love to "play along at home." I always learn something new!

[Adara]

Might I humbly suggest some rules for the game:

1. Person asking the question can decide whether googling is acceptable; everyone answering is on the honor system to follow said person's wishes.

2. Person asking the question shall decide whether an answer is correct -- we shouldn't decide someone's answer is right or wrong based on our own evidence. At the same time, the person asking the question is obligated to both (a) stick around the thread long enough to confirm or reject an answer; and (b) rephrase if there was a misunderstanding which might lead to a mistaken answer.

3. If there are no correct answers within, say, 12 hours (or 24 -- but nothing less than 12 because we're in different time zones), the person asking the question shall give a hint. And if another 12 (or 24) hours go by, another hint shall be offered. This shall continue until someone gets it right or the person asking the question just gives up.

4. I know some of us like to play without having questions available to ask. In order to keep the thread going, if someone gets a right answer (confirmed by the question-asker) but has no question to ask, they can offer up the asking opportunity to whomever they want (or the next person to post a question).

[Deleted]

So who is going to set us a question? Any takers?

[carandgem]

I have a question, and it's ok to use Google to answer. Apologies if this is too easy for theater buffs.

What was the first Shakespeare role played by a professional actress, according to surviving records?

[SuperTrooper]

Feb 2, 2016 19:49:57 GMT Adara said:

Might I humbly suggest some rules for the game:

1. Person asking the question can decide whether googling is acceptable; everyone answering is on the honor system to follow said person's wishes.

2. Person asking the question shall decide whether an answer is correct -- we shouldn't decide someone's answer is right or wrong based on our own evidence. At the same time, the person asking the question is obligated to both (a) stick around the thread long enough to confirm or reject an answer; and (b) rephrase if there was a misunderstanding which might lead to a mistaken answer.

3. If there are no correct answers within, say, 12 hours (or 24 -- but nothing less than 12 because we're in different time zones), the person asking the question shall give a hint. And if another 12 (or 24) hours go by, another hint shall be offered. This shall continue until someone gets it right or the person asking the question just gives up.

4. I know some of us like to play without having questions available to ask. In order to keep the thread going, if someone gets a right answer (confirmed by the question-asker) but has no question to ask, they can offer up the asking opportunity to whomever they want (or the next person to post a question).

Sounds good, things did get a bit out of hand! 
I wasn't anticipating this thread being quite so popular ?

[TheatreDust]

Could I also suggest a standard colour to be used just for new questions when they are posted?  

A bit like this. Then new questions will stand out from the various attempts at answers! 

[carandgem]

The color change is a good idea. It doesn't show up on Tapatalk, though! I wonder if there's a way to highlight questions across all forum formats members are using? (That's NOT a quiz question, by the way! )

[Adara]

Feb 2, 2016 23:55:53 GMT carandgem said:

The color change is a good idea. It doesn't show up on Tapatalk, though! I wonder if there's a way to highlight questions across all forum formats members are using? (That's NOT a quiz question, by the way! )

What about bold?  Can people on Tapatalk see bold?

[carandgem]

Bold doesn't work either via Tapatalk....But, if there aren't many forum members using Tapatalk that are interested in the quiz thread, maybe we go ahead and highlight questions using the red or bold text in the hope that helps most folks?

(I don't want to be the lone Tapatalk user that impedes progress!)

[Deleted]

Desdemona played by Margaret Hughes?

[carandgem]

Desdemona is correct, though some of the resources I looked at state the name of the actress who first played the part in 1660 was never recorded. There is a record of Margaret Hughes playing the part nine years later, according to those same references, so it makes sense that she was the actress. Unless it was the fourth understudy instead...

Caiaphas, you're next!!

[Deleted]

Ok, here goes...

London’s first production of Grand Hotel opened at the Dominion Theatre on 6th July 1992, playing for just under four months. However, it was originally slated to open at another West End theatre almost a year earlier on 19th September 1991, and posters were indeed designed and printed bearing the name of this theatre. (I have one!) Which theatre?

Google away!

[partytentdown]

Feb 3, 2016 13:44:23 GMT @caiaphas said:

Ok, here goes...

London’s first production of Grand Hotel opened at the Dominion Theatre on 6th July 1992, playing for just under four months. However, it was originally slated to open at another West End theatre almost a year earlier on 19th September 1991, and posters were indeed designed and printed bearing the name of this theatre. (I have one!) Which theatre?

(Sorry- not able to use BOLD or colour! Help gratefully received...)

ooh I don't know, but I love these stories. Why did it change?

[Deleted]

Now that I don't know, but it does make my poster rather special! (The Logo is completely different from the Broadway one too!)

[Adara]

Shaftsbury?

(I googled. You said we could google.)

To the extent this may hit upon a reason why, the article I found which mentioned the production said, "[W]hen the London company of "Grand Hotel" opens this year, the producers will pay a hefty penalty because of the Shaftsbury Theatre's potential loss in liquor sales, due to the fact that there's no intermission."