A large ensemble spreads across a circular quiz-show stage under smoky spotlights, with several performers pointing outward and a glowing “Quiz Show” screen behind them.

The Cockpit2025

Quiz

The Production

London Youth Theatre staged James Graham’s Quiz at The Cockpit in August 2025, bringing the high-stakes world of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to the stage with its young performers.

40 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Katie Pesskin
Lighting Design: Cheng Keng
Set & Costume Design: Ruth Badila
Sound Design: Hattie North
Commissioned by: London Youth Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a dark shirt stands close to the audience with arms thrown wide and mouth open, framed by seated cast members and a large “Quiz Show” backdrop.

The empty circular stage is lit in deep blue with two stools at its centre, tiered seating on both sides, and a glowing “Quiz Show” screen at the back.

An ensemble crowds around a seated performer on a stool, reaching and gesturing toward them in a tense, brightly lit circle on the quiz-show set.

A performer in camouflage uniform speaks under focused stage light, with a black chair partly visible in the dark background.

Performers move energetically around the circular stage as one seated performer holds a microphone, with the red “Quiz Show” screen glowing behind them.

A performer in an oversized blazer, orange shirt, and striped tie raises both hands in front of a large illuminated “Quiz Show” sign.

In a close, intimate moment, a performer in a red top looks directly ahead while another performer is seen from behind in soft focus.

Confetti falls over a brightly lit quiz-show stage as performers gather and celebrate around the central stools, with two robed figures standing at either side.

A performer in glasses, shirt, tie, and waistcoat stands solemnly in sharp focus, while another performer behind them is blurred with a hand raised near their face.

A performer in a brown blazer stands center stage on a brightly lit circular quiz-show set, with stools, surrounding performers, and a projection reading “QUIZ SHOW” behind.

A young woman in a red top sits with a phone to her ear while a man in a sweater vest sits beside her looking away on the dark stage.

Under intense blue lighting, a large ensemble moves chaotically around quiz-show stools beneath a projection reading “QUIZ SHOW.”

Three performers stand at the front of a circular stage, one raising a fist, with a line of other performers receding into the dim background.

Two performers stand side by side on a glowing circular platform, with a black quiz-show stool and dim projection behind them.

A performer in glasses, a green shirt, and yellow tie speaks animatedly to a man in a patterned sweater vest in a tight stage close-up.

A large ensemble stands in a circle clapping around two empty quiz-show stools, with the “QUIZ SHOW” projection above the stage.

A smiling person in a teal T-shirt operates a control console with glowing buttons in a dark technical booth.

A young woman in a red long-sleeved top holds a phone to her ear, frowning under a bright spotlight with a tan handbag at her side.

A large ensemble stands on tiered staging behind a seated performer on a stool, with another performer in a black robe at the side and a red “Quiz Show” projection over the bright circular set.

A performer in a black leather jacket and teal polo raises one hand under a tight spotlight, looking ahead with a serious expression against a dark stage.

A performer in a shirt, tie, vest and jeans stands alone at the centre of a brightly coloured circular stage, framed by two empty stools and overhead spotlights.

Five performers cluster tightly under stage light, focused on several smartphones as they compare screens and react with concentrated expressions.

A close-up performer in a white shirt and red striped tie looks off to the side in cool blue light, with the blurred Quiz Show backdrop and seated figures behind.

One performer holds a microphone to a seated performer in a shirt, tie and vest, while others move behind them in front of a neon-framed Quiz Show projection.

A performer in a loose black robe-like costume stands at the centre of the circular stage with arms slightly out, flanked by two stools and an ensemble seated behind.

A seated performer in glasses and a tan vest smiles and raises one finger while facing a silhouetted figure in the foreground on a dark, intimate stage.

A performer in a headscarf raises both hands in the foreground while another in a shirt, tie and vest stands with crossed arms, speaking or listening intently.

A group of performers crowd together beneath green stage lighting beside the large Quiz Show screen, raising fists, pointing, and calling out with animated expressions.

A brightly lit performer sits on a stool on the quiz-show stage, with other performers standing and seated behind and a blurred figure in the foreground.

A performer holds an APPLAUSE sign above their head while people clap around the colorful quiz-show set.

A lone performer stands under warm light on a circular stage, facing a silhouetted figure in the foreground as the audience sits in shadow.

A performer in a camouflage jacket gestures with one hand between two empty chairs, with seated performers and a large Quiz Show sign behind.

A performer in a red top holds the arm of a tense-looking performer in a striped polo while facing someone in a black robe.

A curly-haired performer leans forward in a chair with both hands raised as two seated performers behind look on.

Two performers sit close together in conversation under pink stage light, with glasses on a table in the foreground.

A performer with glasses holds a clipboard and looks ahead intently, seated in front of a dimly lit ensemble.

A seated performer in a vest and tie raises one hand upward while speaking under a focused spotlight.

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