Q 01/05

Which British playwright wrote the book for the stage musical?

A) Catherine Johnson

B) Judy Craymer

C) Phyllida Lloyd

D) Anthony Van Laast

Answer · why

A) Catherine Johnson

She later adapted her own book into the screenplay for the 2008 film and shares story credit on the 2018 sequel.

Q 02/05

Which producer conceived the show after deciding ABBA's catalogue had theatrical potential?

A) Cameron Mackintosh

B) Judy Craymer

C) Sonia Friedman

D) Gary Goetzman

Answer · why

B) Judy Craymer

She met Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus in 1983 and spent more than a decade persuading them to let their songs become a musical.

Q 03/05

The producer first met Andersson and Ulvaeus in 1983 while they worked on which Tim Rice musical?

A) Evita

B) Cats

C) Chess

D) Blood Brothers

Answer · why

C) Chess

The duo were unenthusiastic about a jukebox musical at first but not completely opposed, which was enough of an opening.

Q 04/05

Which ABBA song first suggested to the show's producer that the group's pop songs could work on stage?

A) Dancing Queen

B) Thank You for the Music

C) Knowing Me, Knowing You

D) The Winner Takes It All

Answer · why

D) The Winner Takes It All

The song became Donna's big second-act showstopper, sung at Sam just before the wedding.

Q 05/05

Who directed both the original stage production and the 2008 film?

A) Ol Parker

B) Richard Curtis

C) Trevor Nunn

D) Phyllida Lloyd

Answer · why

D) Phyllida Lloyd

She joined the project in 1998, a year after the book was commissioned, and later directed The Iron Lady.