Stranger things have happened but this was certainly unexpected
The Baltic Triangle's new entertainment facility BOXPARK opened last week with a noisy festival programme. Now the dust has settled, regular theme nights occupy the evenings which include live music and a weekly quiz. It wasn't until a friend invited me to the latter that I even discovered they took place but I was excited for an impromptu night out regardless.
BOXPARK is an event space far removed from your typical pub. I expected Bongo's Bingo level of entertainment but it was generally subdued when we arrived. Loud music played throughout the hall but it was lively and not overbearing. We registered for the quiz via the app and got ready to play. What I wasn't expecting was a voiceover introducing the one and only star of ITV's The Chase, Shaun Wallace.
As I didn't book the tickets myself, I was blissfully unaware of their description. It read: "This week's big fat quizzbox is hosted by national treasure Shaun Wallace, or as you might know him: The Dark Destroyer! Joining us from everybody's favourite television game show, The Chase. The Dark Destroyer is here to hand out prizes for points in our second-ever big fat quizzbox.
There was never a moment of silence with Shaun as he had plenty to say, be it padding out the questions with his own gems of wisdom or rinsing teams with incorrect answers and cheeky names. Seeing him so relaxed and at home on the mic was worlds away from the understated Shaun off the tele. In between questions, he snapped as many photos as he could. Even after the quiz wrapped, he stayed around to meet fans despite the queue wrapping the perimeter of the venue.
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