Extra Performance at Northern Stage

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(from New Writing North website)

10 April 2008

Pub Quiz adds extra date as it hits the road

We’ve decided to take a short break from the usual fortnightly newsletter because of the Easter break, so instead we thought we’d take the opportunity to shout about Pub Quiz by Carina Rodney, which opened its tour of the North East last week in Hexham.

To a near-sold-out auditorium, Pub Quiz made its debut, and what a debut it was. The audience laughed in all the right places, the actors were on top form, and we and the writer were breathing a big sigh of relief that it all went so well. We’ve had some lovely feedback from the audience since then, too, with lots of praise for the writing, acting and depiction of a North East pub.

We’re also delighted to announce that sales at Northern Stage have gone so well that the initial dates have all but sold out – so we’ve added a matinee on Saturday, 26 April, at 2pm to fulfill demand. But be quick, as they’re going fast!

If you can’t make it to Northern Stage, the play is touring the North East at the moment – details below.

And for a sneak preview of the characters in the play, go to www.newwritingnorth.com and click on ‘Pub Quiz: The Movie’

Tour dates

10-12 April, 7.30pm
and 10 April, 2.30pm
The Customs House, South Shields
Box office: 0191 454 1234

18 April, 7.30pm
The Maltings, Berwick
Box office: 01289 330 999

22 April, 7.30pm
Alnwick Playhouse
Box office: 01665 510 785

23-26 April, 8pm
and 26 April, 2pm
Northern Stage, Newcastle
Box office: 0191 230 5151

The performances at Northern Stage are nearly sold out, so we urge you to book very soon, or better still get to South Shields, Alnwick or Berwick to see Pub Quiz, where there are still a few tickets available. Please call the individual box offices for availability.

We’ve had some rave reviews since the two shows in Hexham:

In particular, The Evening Chronicle said:
“This play is a must for all pub-quizzers, as it touches so many raw nerves. […] The author did the difficult thing in finding a suitable ending with a real twist in the quiz result…  Star rating - 9/10”

David Whetstone, The Journal, Newcastle, said:
“In her new play, Carina Rodney has a lot of fun with the notion of pain masquerading as pleasure – and it’s fun for the audience too… The action builds gradually and there are flashbacks presented by dream-like sequences recreating famous TV quiz shows:  The Weakest Link, University Challenge etc. All explain why this sorry lot are drinking in the last chance saloon. The climax is gloriously ghastly. It will strike many a chord when Psyche Stott’s production hits the road.”

And from What’s On North East:
“[A] painfully funny observational comedy […] tears were running down my face with laughter, and that hasn’t happened for a very long time.”

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