Drama Quiz

The theatre at Epidaurus held how many spectators?

A character who speaks at the beginning and introduces the action is

Section 2 - Inside the theatre - In a proscenium arch theatre...

In Athenian theatre the roles of women were played by...

To create a wash on a small stage you would use...

A deus ex machina was

GRAND FINALE AND EXIT LINE - Whose final words to the citizens of Rome are "There is a world elsewhere."

'Break a leg' is the equivalent of which of these phrases?

Stage directions are...

The phrase 'All the world's a stage' comes from which Shakespeare play?

A play where the scenes are not in chronological order

Which of the following is thought to bring bad luck before a show?

Section 6 - theatrical conventions - An 'aside' is when...

A hole in the stage from which actors can appear from below is called...

The term backstage refers to...

Section 5 - types of play - a play where things go badly wrong to comic effect

A play on a serious subject but where comedy is used to criticise and mock

For superstitious reasons, which of Shakespeare's plays is never mentioned by name in a theatre?

Comic relief is...

Section 3 - Shakespeare- Shakespeare was born in...

The earliest theatrical performances included a chorus of 15 and how many actors?

Shakespeare's preferred meter of verse, the iambic pentameter, has how many syllables?

At the Globe Theatre, women in Shakespeare's plays were acted by...

Section 4 - Actors' terminology - If an actor 'corpses' what is he/she doing?

In a theatre an apron is...

The lights in a theatre which are used when actors are rehearsing are called...

An overtly left-wing political drama

Section 1 - At the beginning - What is the origin of the word 'theatre'?

Shakespeare's plays are written both in verse and prose. On the whole prose is spoken by which types of characters?

In Athens, theatrical performances took place...

A curtain call is...