{"id":9125,"date":"2026-02-14T12:13:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?page_id=9125"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:59:40","slug":"2026-friday-13th-march-7-30pm-programme-launch-extra-fiendish-quiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?page_id=9125","title":{"rendered":"2026 Friday 13th March -7.30pm Programme Launch Extra Fiendish Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Monty Lit Fest\u2019s 2026 Programme Launch <\/span><\/p>

An Extra Fiendish Festival Quiz Night <\/span><\/p>

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Date:\u00a0 Friday 13th March 2026<\/strong><\/p>

Venue:\u00a0 Montgomery Town Hall, with bar<\/strong><\/p>

Time:\u00a0 7.30pm<\/strong><\/p>

Tickets:\u00a0 \u00a315 per table (teams of up to 8 people)\/\u00a32.00 for individuals<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It wouldn\u2019t be Monty Lit Fest without our annual Big Quiz Night.<\/p>

It’s so good that, this year, we’re doing it twice!\u00a0 We’re launching our 2026 programme with an extra helping from our resident quizmaster, Marcus Berkmann<\/strong>.<\/p>

Keen-eyed readers may have already spotted that <\/span>Zandra Rhodes<\/b> will be appearing at the Festival, but if you\u2019d like more news about <\/span>Paul Burrell, Tom Heap, Sophie Hannah<\/b> and Cynan Jones<\/b>\u00a0then make sure you get your tickets for the launch.<\/span><\/p>

They\u2019re just a few of the top names coming in June, but there\u2019ll be a host of other prize-winning authors, writing about what matters to us in Wales and the borders, just as you\u2019ve come to expect from Monty Lit Fest.\u00a0 The launch is also the chance to find out more about the children\u2019s writers coming for the second Jill Kibble Monty Minifest.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cEvery year, our festival weekend quiz sells out really quickly<\/span><\/i>\u201d, said Monty Lit Fest chairs Sarah Corser and Myfanwy Alexander.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cAnd every year we have to turn people away.\u00a0 So we thought we\u2019d give everyone another chance to join in by asking Marcus to come twice and double the fun.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Marcus is well known to Lit Fest regulars as the deviser of fiendish quizzes. We invite both the initiated and first-timers to join us for the chance to pit your wits against him in the glorious surroundings of Montgomery Town Hall.<\/p>

Come with team already formed, or join one on the night. But be prepared for much head-scratching and brain taxing. Who knows: this could be\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0team\u2019s year.\u00a0<\/p>

Tickets are available online<\/a> or in person at The Montgomery Bookshop or Ivy House Cafe in Montgmery.<\/p>

To help us use the space we have available at the Town Hall to best effect, please buy a table\/team ticket where possible so that we can allocate tables accordingly. Smaller teams might have to share tables or include people who have bought tickets but are not already part of a team.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>Marcus Berkmann<\/strong>\u00a0is the author of, among other books,\u00a0Berkmann\u2019s Pop Miscellany<\/em>,\u00a0Berkmann\u2019s Cricketing Miscellany<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery<\/em>. He is a regular contributor to Private Eye, Saga Magazine and the Daily Mail, where he reviews books. He has written columns for the Independent magazine and The Spectator, TV reviews for the Daily Mail and sports columns for Punch, the Independent on Sunday and the Daily Express. He also writes and produces fiendish quizzes, and is especially remembered for his time on BBC Radio 4\u2019s Round Britain Quiz.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0 Monty Lit Fest\u2019s 2026 Programme Launch An Extra Fiendish Festival Quiz Night with Marcus Berkmann Date:\u00a0 Friday 13th March 2026 Venue:\u00a0 Montgomery Town Hall, with bar Time:\u00a0 7.30pm Tickets:\u00a0 \u00a315 per table (teams of up to 8 people)\/\u00a32.00 for individuals It wouldn\u2019t be Monty Lit Fest without our annual Big Quiz Night. It’s so …<\/p>\n

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