Round One: Margaret Thatcher
Round Two: Jim Cartwright
Round Three: Miners Strikes
Round Four: The Characters
Round Five: Brecht
100
Margaret Thatcher
Who was the prime minister in during the 1980's?
100
Jim Cartwright
Who wrote Road
100
1984/1985
What year were the 1980's Miners strikes?
100
I am a teenage boy and have very strong opinions but I am not sure what they are about!
Joey
100
Scullery uses this technique to inform the audience
Narration
200
The conservative party
Which political party was Thatcher a part of?
200
Where is Jim Cartwright from?
Lancashire
200
Why did the Miners strike?
The catalyst was the closure of twenty mines. (Remember mining was the main employment in many northern town)
200
I used to be quite a violent man but now I try to be zen and calm
Skin Lad
200
Often called the alienation effect, distancing and making strange.
Verfremdungseffekt
300
_____________ rose to 3 million
Unemployment rose to 3 million
300
1987
When was Road first performed?
300
174
How many pits were closed in total?
300
I am your guide to Road
Scullery
300
Short self-contained scenes, contrasting with each other, creating new ‘shocks’.
Montage
400
During her time as prime minister she implemented _____ Tax
During her time as prime minister she implemented POLL Tax
400
Where is Road set?
Lancashire
400
3rd March 1985
When did the strikes end?
400
My daughter is a right pain in the backside, all I want is a few quid to get myself a pint!
Brenda
400
Written signs which may have words or phrases which give the audience more information.
Placards
500
1990
What year did Margaret Thatcher retire?
500
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
What is Cartwright's most famous play?
500
The man who was employed by Margaret Thatcher to 'scale down' the mining industry
Who is Ian McGregor
500
I am very interested in people, I am a lonely man and Road is my sole interest now.
Professor
500
What is Brechts theatre called?
EPIC THEATRE