In which city is the Sydney Theatre Company based?
a) Melbourne
b) Sydney
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Sydney
The Melbourne Theatre Company performs at which iconic venue?
a) Sydney Opera House
b) Arts Centre Melbourne
c) Queensland Performing Arts Centre
d) Capitol Theatre Sydney
Answer: b) Arts Centre Melbourne
“The Sapphires,” a musical play, is based on the true story of an Aboriginal girl group. Where was it originally staged?
a) Belvoir St Theatre
b) Queensland Theatre
c) Sydney Opera House
d) Melbourne Theatre Company
Answer: a) Belvoir St Theatre
Which Australian city hosts the annual Adelaide Festival of Arts, showcasing a diverse range of theatrical performances?
a) Perth
b) Adelaide
c) Hobart
d) Canberra
Answer: b) Adelaide
The Bell Shakespeare company is known for its focus on performing the works of which famous playwright?
a) Anton Chekhov
b) William Shakespeare
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Tennessee Williams
Answer: b) William Shakespeare
“The Lion King” musical had its Australian premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Perth
Answer: a) Sydney
The Queensland Theatre Company is now known as:
a) La Boite Theatre Company
b) Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
c) Brisbane Arts Theatre
d) Ensemble Theatre
Answer: a) La Boite Theatre Company
“The Book of Mormon,” a popular musical, had its Australian premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
The Griffin Theatre Company is known for its focus on producing:
a) Classical plays
b) Contemporary Australian plays
c) Shakespearean dramas
d) Experimental theatre
Answer: b) Contemporary Australian plays
Which Australian city is home to the Bell Shakespeare company?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Perth
Answer: a) Sydney
The Ensemble Theatre, known for intimate productions, is located in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: a) Sydney
“Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical” is based on a popular Australian film. Where did its world premiere take place?
a) Belvoir St Theatre
b) Sydney Opera House
c) Melbourne Theatre Company
d) Roslyn Packer Theatre
Answer: d) Roslyn Packer Theatre
The Adelaide Festival Centre is a major venue for performing arts in which Australian city?
a) Perth
b) Adelaide
c) Hobart
d) Darwin
Answer: b) Adelaide
“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical” is set in the Australian Outback and had its world premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Perth
Answer: a) Sydney
The Melbourne Theatre Company performs at which venue within the Arts Centre Melbourne complex?
a) Fairfax Studio
b) State Theatre
c) Playhouse
d) Athenaeum Theatre
Answer: c) Playhouse
The State Theatre Company of South Australia is based in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Adelaide
d) Perth
Answer: c) Adelaide
The Sydney Opera House hosts a variety of performing arts events, including theatre productions, in which iconic venue?
a) Drama Theatre
b) Joan Sutherland Theatre
c) Utzon Room
d) Concert Hall
Answer: b) Joan Sutherland Theatre
“Strictly Ballroom: The Musical” is based on a film by which Australian director?
a) Baz Luhrmann
b) George Miller
c) Peter Weir
d) Gillian Armstrong
Answer: a) Baz Luhrmann
The Belvoir St Theatre, known for its commitment to Australian stories, is located in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: a) Sydney
Which Australian playwright wrote the acclaimed play “Cloudstreet,” adapted from Tim Winton’s novel?
a) David Williamson
b) Andrew Bovell
c) Nick Enright
d) Justin Monjo
Answer: c) Nick Enright
The Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf Theatre is located at which iconic harbor in Sydney?
a) Darling Harbour
b) Circular Quay
c) Cockle Bay
d) Rushcutters Bay
Answer: b) Circular Quay
The Rocky Horror Show” has been a popular theatrical production in Australia. In which city did it have its first Australian performance?
a) Melbourne
b) Sydney
c) Brisbane
d) Perth
Answer: a) Melbourne
The Black Swan State Theatre Company is based in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Perth
d) Adelaide
Answer: c) Perth
The Capitol Theatre in Sydney is known for hosting major musical productions. What was its original purpose when it opened in 1928?
a) Movie cinema
b) Opera house
c) Vaudeville theatre
d) Concert hall
Answer: c) Vaudeville theatre
The Rabbits,” a multimedia theatrical production, is based on a picture book by which Australian author?
a) Shaun Tan
b) Mem Fox
c) Morris Gleitzman
d) Jackie French
Answer: a) Shaun Tan
The Ensemble Theatre in Sydney is known for its focus on:
a) Classic plays
b) Contemporary Australian plays
c) Shakespearean dramas
d) Experimental theatre
Answer: b) Contemporary Australian plays
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” made its Australian premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: a) Sydney
The State Theatre in Sydney, part of the Arts Centre Melbourne, is known for its lavish:
a) Opera productions
b) Ballet performances
c) Musicals
d) Shakespearean plays
Answer: c) Musicals
The Secret River,” a play exploring Australia’s colonial history, was adapted from a novel by which Australian author?
a) Kate Grenville
b) Tim Winton
c) Peter Carey
d) Richard Flanagan
Answer: a) Kate Grenville
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is a major venue for the performing arts in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: c) Brisbane
The Boy From Oz,” a musical about the life of Australian entertainer Peter Allen, had its world premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: a) Sydney
The Arts Centre Melbourne is home to multiple performance spaces, including the:
a) Capitol Theatre
b) Athenaeum Theatre
c) Playhouse
d) Comedy Theatre
Answer: c) Playhouse
“Matilda the Musical,” based on the novel by Roald Dahl, had its Australian premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
The Sydney Theatre Company’s Richard Wherrett Studio is named after a former:
a) Playwright
b) Artistic director
c) Patron
d) Actor
Answer: b) Artistic director
“The Importance of Being Earnest,” a classic play by Oscar Wilde, was first performed in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
The Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney is known for its focus on:
a) Mainstream musicals
b) Experimental theatre
c) Classic plays
d) Shakespearean dramas
Answer: b) Experimental theatre
The State Theatre Company of South Australia performs at the Dunstan Playhouse, part of the:
a) Adelaide Festival Centre
b) Sydney Opera House
c) Arts Centre Melbourne
d) Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Answer: a) Adelaide Festival Centre
“Ladies in Black,” a musical set in 1959 Sydney, had its world premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
The Capitol Theatre in Sydney is renowned for hosting long-running musicals. Which musical had its Australian premiere at this venue?
a) “Les Misérables”
b) “The Phantom of the Opera”
c) “Wicked”
d) “Cats”
Answer: d) “Cats”
The State Theatre Company of South Australia has collaborated with the Brink Productions to stage works such as:
a) Shakespearean plays
b) Contemporary Australian plays
c) Greek tragedies
d) Experimental theatre
Answer: b) Contemporary Australian plays
“The One Day of the Year,” a play addressing the meaning of Anzac Day, was written by which Australian playwright?
a) David Williamson
b) Ray Lawler
c) Alan Seymour
d) Patrick White
Answer: c) Alan Seymour
The Brisbane Powerhouse is known for hosting a variety of performing arts events, including:
a) Theatre productions
b) Opera performances
c) Comedy shows
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Lawler Studio is named in honor of which Australian playwright?
a) David Williamson
b) Ray Lawler
c) Nick Enright
d) Cate Blanchett
Answer: b) Ray Lawler
The Ensemble Theatre in Sydney was founded by which prominent Australian actor and director?
a) Geoffrey Rush
b) David Williamson
c) David Stratton
d) Hayes Gordon
Answer: d) Hayes Gordon
“The Flick,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Annie Baker, had its Australian premiere in which city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: a) Sydney
The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Southbank Theatre is located in the Southbank area of:
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
“Summer of the Seventeenth Doll,” a classic Australian play, was written by which playwright?
a) David Williamson
b) Ray Lawler
c) Nick Enright
d) Patrick White
Answer: b) Ray Lawler
The Sydney Theatre Company’s Roslyn Packer Theatre is located in the historic district of:
a) Darling Harbour
b) The Rocks
c) Circular Quay
d) Surry Hills
Answer: b) The Rocks
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a comedic play by William Shakespeare, was first performed in which Australian city?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide
Answer: b) Melbourne
The Adelaide Festival Centre is home to the Festival Theatre, which has hosted productions ranging from musicals to:
a) Ballet
b) Opera
c) Shakespearean plays
d) Circus performances
Answer: d) Circus performances
