点评:Quiz. The Ingram scandal. Performances 11-19 September 2026.
I recently visited the Little Theatre to watch their latest production, which is Quiz by James Graham, based on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire scandal of the early noughties. Directed by Michelle Martin.
This is a thought provoking and ambitious project, with some of the most complex technical requirements of any production I have seen, amateur or professional. I was captivated by the realism with which the cast and crew recreated the television studio of a live broadcast. The set doubles as a courtroom in which defence and prosecution barristers examine the evidence for and against the Ingrams.
A marvellous feature of the production is that audience members are invited to vote guilty or not guilty using an easily downloaded app on their phones.
There is a vote at the end of Act One, when 97% of the audience voted guilty following the presentation of the case for the prosecution. By the end of Act Two, following the defence barrister's summation, this had changed to an almost 50/50 split!
The actors take on multiple roles and are very professional, varying moments of laughter and tension. For example the actor who plays Chris Tarrant also plays three other quiz show hosts in short audience participation scenes from Bullseye, The Price is Right and Take Your Pick.
I strongly recommend a visit to see the play. I came away having all my preconceptions about the Ingrams challenged.
翻译:问答剧:《英格拉姆丑闻》。演出时间:2026年9月11日至19日。
我最近前往小剧院观看了他们的最新演出——由詹姆斯·格雷厄姆创作的《问答剧》,该剧以21世纪初的“谁想成为百万富翁”节目丑闻为素材。导演为米歇尔·马丁。
这是一部发人深省且极具野心的作品,其技术要求之复杂程度在我所见过的各类演出中都是数一数二的,无论是由业余演员还是专业演员演绎。我被演职人员们逼真地重现直播电视演播室的场景深深吸引。这个场景同时也被用作法庭,辩护律师与公诉律师在此围绕对英格拉姆夫妇有利或不利的证据展开辩论。
这部作品的精彩之处在于:观众可通过手机上下载简易应用程序来投票决定被告是否有罪。
第一幕结束时会进行一次投票。在检方陈述案情之后,有97%的观众认为被告有罪。而到了第二幕结尾,随着辩护律师的总结陈词,这一比例则变成了几乎各占一半!
演员们一人分饰多角,表现得极为专业,巧妙地掌控着全场的笑声与紧张气氛。例如,扮演克里斯·塔伦特的演员还分别在《Bullseye》、《Price is Right》和《Take Your Pick》的观众互动片段中扮演了另外三位问答节目主持人。我强烈推荐大家去观看这部剧。看完之后,我对英格拉姆一家的所有先入之见都被动摇了。