The NHB Playgroup: test your knowledge in our Arlington quiz

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It's a beautiful, tender and dazzlingly theatrical drama that feels incredibly relevant for our current times - but how well do you remember Week Four's NHB Playgroup play, Arlington by Enda Walsh?

We've come up with ten tricky questions to stretch your memory to the limit. All ten are multiple choice, and the correct answers and your score will come up after you click 'Submit'.

Good luck, and share your score with us on Twitter using the hashtag #NHBPlaygroup!

SPOILER ALERT: the questions and answers below cover the entire plot, so don't attempt this quiz until you've read the whole play.

Created and run by theatre publishers Nick Hern Books, The NHB Playgroup brings you one great free play a week to read and discuss, followed by a Q&A with the author. See more, find out how to read this week's free play and sign up for updates at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/playgroup.

Question 1: What is Arlington's subtitle? *

1 point

[a kingdom of isolation]

[a dystopia]

[a possible future]

[a love story]

Question 2: At the start of the play, which birds can be heard flying past Isla's open window? *

1 point

Ravens

Nightingales

Seagulls

Robins

Question 3: What are the names of the two characters in the radio drama which plays at the start of Scenes One and Three? *

1 point

Michael and Margaret

Michael and Maureen

Martin and Margaret

Martin and Maureen

Question 4: In Scene One, what song is playing when Isla performs her 'imagined seduction' sequence with her person made of clothes? *

1 point

'I Got You Babe' - Sonny & Cher

'(I've Had) The Time of My Life' - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

' I Wanna Know What Love Is' - Foreigner

'Baby, I Love You' - Ramones

Question 5: How old does Isla say she remembers being when she was first brought to her tower room? *

1 point

Four years old

Five years old

Ten years old

She can't remember

Question 6: According to the stage directions, how long does the Young Woman's final dance in Scene Two last? *

1 point

Five minutes

Twenty minutes

Hours

It doesn't specify

Question 7: When the Young Man tells the story from his childhood in Scene Three, which family occasion does he remember being at? *

1 point

His grandfather's funeral

His uncle's wedding

His brother's christening

His sister's graduation

Question 8: At the end of the play, what starts to gently fall through the ceiling? *

1 point

Rain

Snow

Leaves

Petals

Question 9: To what does the word 'Arlington' refer? *

1 point

The city of towers in which the play is set

Isla's surname, which she learns at the end of the play

The name of one of the towers in which people are kept

We never find out

Question 10: Finally, a REALLY hard one for you. What number appears on the LED display screen when Isla is released from her room at the end of Scene One? *

1 point

8461

5824

3097

4231

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