‘PUB QUIZ’ COMEDY DRAMA OPENS NEW VIC’S SPRING SEASON
AN innovative theatrical ‘pub quiz’ is to open the New Vic’s spring season for 2025.
The new production of Alison Carr’s The Last Quiz Night On Earth will explore the profound nature of life and how people might spend their last night on earth together.
The ingenious comedy drama – directed by Anna Marsland (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, New Vic; The Midwives’ Play, Almeida Theatre) – will take advantage of the inclusiveness of the New Vic’s in-the-round space by inviting audience members to become the regulars at The Four Horsemen pub, participating in the quiz alongside the characters themselves.
Bringing the characters of this unique production to life are Lisa Gorgin (The Wasp, Jermyn Street Theatre, Old Frenemies, Hollywood Fringe) as Pub Landlady Kathy, Pria Kalsi (Oxford Girls, Tamasha Theatre Company) as Fran, Ayan Philip (On The Other Side of the War, Southwark Playhouse, Twelfth Night, North Wall Arts Centre) as the quizmaster Rav and Sam Redford (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company; The 39 Steps, City Theatre) as Bobby.
Director Anna Marsland said: “I’m so excited to be returning to the New Vic to direct this unique, interactive comedy about what is important in life.
“We are transforming the theatre into The Four Horsemen pub for the month of February, and audiences are invited to join their hosts Kathy and Rav to play along live with a quiz during the show.
“Every night will be a different experience. Audiences can expect lots of laughter, characters you deeply care about, and a fun chance to play along – whether you’re a pub quiz fanatic or not.”
The Last Quiz
As a massive meteor hurtles towards Earth, Kathy, the eccentric landlady of The Four Horsemen is determined to host the best (and last!) quiz night in the pub’s history. When a lively group of regulars gather for one final round, it soon becomes clear that people are there for more than just the quiz, with secrets to reveal and confessions to make. With the clock ticking, tensions rising and the meteor drawing ever nearer, will these last moments bring about a sense of closure, or will disaster strike before the final question gets asked?
The Last Quiz Night on Earth is on stage at the New Vic from Saturday 8 February – Saturday 1 March 2025. For more information call the Box Office on 01782 717962 or visit newvictheatre.org.uk
