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WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THEATRE FACTS
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THEATRE FACTS
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Origin of superstition? Theatres long ago hired sailors as stage hands. They gave commands with whistles.
That is false. They believed that whistling would call the ghosts.
True. It confused actors and staff thinking they are getting a cue.
2
In New York, the theatre district is called Broadway. In London, it is called ...
Broadway in England
The West End
the Globe district
3
The word "thespian" is used to refer to drama and theatre.
Truth
Not true
4
Superstition: Speaking the name "Macbeth" inside a theatre other than as per script while rehearsing or performing ...
will release the theatre ghosts.
will bring good luck for the main character.
will cause disaster.
5
This superstition was called the ...
Scottish curse.
Macbeth curse.
Shakespeare doom.
6
The role of women were played by ...
little girls. (When they turned 16, it became illegal.)
young boys whose voices had not yet broken.
no-one. Shakespeare's plays had no female characters.
7
The first musical featuring an all-female creative team was ...
"Waitress"
"Chicago"
"Wicked"
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
8
"Breaking a leg" is the concept that you've crossed from backstage into the playing area, entering the spotlight.
Nonsense! Theatre people are just very superstitious.
That is true. That was the actor's ultimate goal: the spotlight.
Theatre people were jealous of each other's fame. They were just rude!
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The word "thespian" comes from the first person to have taken the stage in ...
Ancient Greece, Thespis
Broadway
Ancient Italy, Romothes.
10
Memorize by Diffusion means ...
that you should get a friend with whom to practise your lines.
you should sleep with your script under your pillow to learn lines faster.
you should learn page by page thereby breaking it down into smaller chunks.
11
The first woman to appear in a Shakespeare play was in _____, 44 years after his death.
1744
1660
1900
1881
12
In theatre, you say ___________ instead of "good luck."
"on with the show"
"may Shakespeare be your muse"
"break a leg"
13
A Ghost Light - a light, often a bare bulb - is still left on the stage of many theatres so that it is not totally dark.
Truth
False
14
During Shakespeare's time, it was illegal for women to act on stage.
This is true.
Ludicrous! And who played the role of women then?
15
What made Mrs. Fitzherbert famous during a performance of John Gay's
The Beggar's Opera in 1782
?
She jumped on stage & insisted to speak to the villain about his behaviour.
She was killed when an actor threw a can of soup into the audience.
She was a wealthy woman who was so abusive to an actor she was thrown out.
She died laughing.
16
Two seats are permanently bolted open at the Palace Theatre in London for theatre ghosts to have place to sit.
Bwahahahaha! How silly!
It makes total sense.
17
There is an old superstition that you should not whistle on stage.
False
Truth
18
How did people speak about the play without using the name?
They said, "Scottish King or Lord."
They said, "That M-character."
They said, "He who should not be named."
They said, "The murderous one."
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The word theatre comes from an ancient Greek word meaning ...
"fun."
"happening in front of people."
"a place for seeing."
"show."
20
Rank the top three cities with theatres.
1. New York (420), 2. London (353), 3. Paris (353)
1. London (420), 2. Tokyo (353), 3. Paris (230)
1. New York (420), 2. Paris (353), 3. Tokyo (230)
21
Shakespeare's theatre was called THE GLOBE.
FALSE
TRUE
22
William Shakespeare once had to play Juliet when Hall Berridge, the boy playing her, died suddenly.
Not true. Why would a boy play the role of LADY Macbeth?
He had to stand in but to play Lady Macbeth.
Truth.
23
This is a floating theatre. Where would you find it?
Austria
England
Greece
Norway
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Which one is INcorrect?
Off-off-Broadway has less than 100 seats.
Off-Broadway theatres have 100-499 seats.
Off-Broadway and Off-off-Broadway is a purely geographical indication.
Broadway theatres have 500 seats.
25
World Theatre Day was initiated by the International Theatre Institute in ...
1922
1843
1961
1598
