1. Your ticket says; curtain up at 7.30. Cast and crew involved in the first scene receive a call at "the half", which is when? 30 minutes before the performance begins 1 hour before the performance begins 45 minutes before the performance begins 35 minutes before the performance begins

2. The audience are also advised as to how long there is to go before curtain up. What term is used to describe these announcements? Public Calls Public Address Announcements Front of House Calls Audience Calls

3. Theatre folk live by the maxim "the show must go on", but occasionally illness (such as a sore throat or injury sustained while dancing) means that a principal performer is unable to appear. What do we call the artiste taking the place of their indisposed colleague? Understudy Deputy Substitute Relief

4. Backstage, everything is ready, and clearance can be given to allow the audience in. What phrase is used? Let the Audience In Open the Doors Open the House It´s Showtime

5. These days done via a backstage sound system, artistes were once summoned to the stage by a knock on their dressing room door. What was the title of the person who did this job? Paige Boy Call Boy Stagehand Cue Prompter

6. To ensure all sound, lighting, and scenery cues are executed correctly, the show is "called". Who does this? Assistant Stage Manager Prompter Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager

7. It doesn´t happen often, but once in a while, a performer may "dry", and forget their lines. Who is there to save their bacon and allow the action to continue? Producer Prompt Director Prompter

8. Theatres of traditional design (stage with curtains and a proscenium arch) are obliged by most UK licensing bodies to lower a safety curtain in the presence of every audience. What word is used amongst technical staff to describe this curtain? Shutter Tab Iron Flat

9. Stage Left and Stage Right apply from an audience perspective as viewed from your seat. True False

10. You are watching a scene set in a drawing room, and a performer crosses to a side table and switches on a lamp, which actually comes on. What term is used for this type of prop? Practical Active Real Live

11. At the end of a show´s run, the set and props must be dismantled and taken to the next venue, or placed in store. What word describes this process? Fold Breakdown Strike Get-Out

12. Where at the theatre would you find the marquee? Above the loading dock to keep loading and unloading out of the rain Above the main entrance from the street Above the stage to stop items falling onto it Above the orchestra pit

13. According to theatrical jargon, what euphemism does a performer use to refer to being out of work? Unemployed On holiday Resting Relaxing

14. Is it the done thing to say "Good luck" to a performer before they take to the stage? Yes No

15. Let´s bring the curtain down on this quiz with a really tough one. In days gone by, fish & chips were often brought backstage by performers as their evening meal. This had to be done secretly, as one wasn´t supposed to bring them into a theatre. Why? A dropped greasy chip could cause a dancer to slip Fish were said to bring evil spirits into the theatre Food could only be bought from the theatre caterers Theatre management preferred performers to eat off the premises