From 22 Sep 23 Quiz will begin its tour across the UK with acclaimed comedian and impressionist, Rory Bremner, playing Chris Tarrant.
About Quiz
September 2001: the nation is gripped by a scandal that remains, to this day, a mystery. In an outrageously audacious heist, Charles Ingram, aka the Coughing Major, and his accomplices duped the world’s most popular TV quiz show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, out of £1,000,000. Or did they? And if they did cheat, how did they really do it?
OK, let’s go 50/50. You decide!
Uncovering new evidence, it’s time to ask you, the audience, to put fingers on keypads and answer the ultimate 50/50: guilty or not guilty?
Nominated for two Olivier Awards including Best New Comedy, James Graham’s smash hit play, Quiz, transferred to London’s West End with sensational reviews in 2018, following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre. And in 2020, millions tuned in to see the three-part ITV adaptation starring Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford.
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About Rory Bremner
Rory Bremner, Britain’s top satirical impressionist and renowned comedian, stars as Chris Tarrant in James Graham’s thrilling and provocative drama, Quiz. The production explores the real-life story of Charles Ingram, aka the Coughing Major, who conned the world’s most popular TV quiz show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire out of £1,000,000. Or did he?
Quiz now returns to Chichester Festival Theatre before embarking on a 9-week UK tour from 22 September to 2 December 2023.
Roryis ‘a one-man opposition party’ (Daily Telegraph). As a mimic, he’s provided definitive impersonations of PMs and Presidents from Major, Blair, Cameron and Brown, to Clinton, Bush and Trump. As himself, he’s been a presenter, writer, quiz-show host, actor, translator and even (briefly) ballroom dancer (Strictly Come Dancing, 2011).
Rory Bremner says “I’m very excited about this; not just the challenge of playing Chris Tarrant in long form but bringing the scandal that really caught the public’s imagination to a live audience every night. What really happened? The jury’s out- and this time it’s you!
I didn’t have to phone-a-friend. It wasn’t even 50/50. This was a role I had to take on, with A: a brilliant director; B: a terrific script; C: a different audience live each night; and D: a story that divides opinion to this day. Final answer? Ask the audience!”
“Furiously exciting”
Time Out
“Utterly compelling”
The Times
“A thrilling blend of entertainment, politics and justice today”
Sunday Times
UK Tour Information
Chichester, Festival Theatre
22 Sept – 30 Sept 2023
Newcastle, Theatre Royal
3 Oct – 7 Oct 23
Glasgow, King’s Theatre
10 Oct – 14 Oct 23
Cardiff, New Theatre
17 Oct – 21 Oct 23
Salford, Lowry Theatre
24 Oct – 28 Oct 23
Norwich, Theatre Royal
31 Oct – 4 Nov 23
Bromley, Churchill Theatre
6 Nov – 11 Nov 23
Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
14 Nov – 18 Nov 23
Bath, Theatre Royal
20 Nov – 25 Nov 23
Birmingham, Alexandra Theatre
28 Nov – 2 Dec 23
