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100

What is the name of murder mystery play by Agatha Christie?

The Mousetrap

100

What is the longest running musical in West End?

Les Misérables

100

What is the most famous theatre in the UK?

The London Palladium

100

What is the nickname for West End Theatre?

Theatreland

100

Who is the famous actor who played Hamlet in a West End production?

Benedict Cumberbatch

200

How many actors play in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)?

3

200

Who is the most commercially successful composer in history?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

200

Which theatre is the largest in London?

Coliseum Theatre (London Coliseum)

200

What is the name of the most popular professional theatre award in the UK?

Laurence Olivier Awards

200

How much costed the most expensive show?

 £8 million

300

Which play won the Best New Comedy award?

The Play That Goes Wrong

300

In what year was The Lion King's first performance in West End?

1999

300

Which theatre is currently running Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

Palace Theatre

300

In what eras were most of the theatres built? (2)

Victorian and Edwardian eras

300

What is the world record for the shortest-ever perfomance of Hamlet?

43 seconds

400

Which play has the longest initial run of any play in the history?

The Mousetrap

400

What are the names of the main characters in Wicked?

Elphaba and Glinda

400

What is the name of the movie that filmed a scene in The London Palladium?

The 39 Steps

400

What was the name of the first West End theatre?

Theatre Royal in Bridges Street

400

How much weighs the famous chandelier from The Phantom of The Opera?

1 tonne

500

When was the opening night of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? (date and year)

30th July 2016

500

In what theatre Les Miserables opened in 1985?

Royal Shakespeare Company's Barbican Theatre

500

The name of the architect that designed Coliseum Theatre and The London Palladium?

Frank Matcham

500

In what year was the Theatres Act launched?

1843

500

How many people needed medical treatment after the collapse of the ceiling in Apollo Theatre?

76