James Graham’s play Quiz comes to The Lowry, Salford from October 24–28.
Joining renowned comedian Rory Bremner as Chris Tarrant is Emmerdale star Charley Webb in her first professional stage role and recently on screens in Better (BBC). Alongside her is Lewis Reeves, who appeared in I May Destroy You and The Midwich Cuckoos, and TV star of hits including Northern Lights, Waterloo Road and most recently Shakespeare and Hathaway, Mark Benton.
In addition, playing multiple roles is Leo Wringer, who has a career on stage spanning more than four decades, comedian and actress Sukh Ojla, whose recent screen credits include the streaming phenomenon Bridgerton, and Marc Antolin, whose stage career has seen him take on West End musicals and plays, most notably Little Shop Of Horrors at Regent’s Park Theatre.
Quiz is the infamous Coughing Major scandal which engulfed the world’s most popular TV quiz show. The story remains a mystery and had more than six million watching the ITV adaptation starring Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford.