Dr. Who 'The Monsters Are Coming' -Live On Stage
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'Doctor Who -The Monsters Are Coming' -Live
A new stage show based upon the BBC’s series Doctor Who, which will play at the Wembley Arena, a 12,000 capacity venue in north London from 8th to 10th Oct 2010, as part of a nine cities UK tour.
Nigel Planer will play the part of Vorgenson, a character exclusively adapted for the tour by the television programme’s Executive Producer and Lead Writer Steven Moffat. The new character is described as an ‘inter-galactic showman’ who is the Doctor’s biggest fan.
Nigel Planer comments: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining Doctor Who Live and this role is something of a boyhood dream come true. My character Vorgenson, who has been developed specially for the show by Steven Moffat, is the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy and using his incredible invention, ‘The Minimiser’, he can make any Doctor Who character appear on stage as part of his traveling show dedicated to his hero. This live tour brings all the magic of the TV show together with a host of incredible effects. I hope that I can survive visiting nine cities in October sharing a stage with eleven Doctor Who Monsters and a flying Dalek in tow!”
The stage show will follow Vorgenson on an inter-galactic journey as he summons monsters in his Minimiser for the audience to see.
Matt Smith will appear as the Doctor in specially 'filmed' sequences to be shown on a giant screen on stage.
(NOTE: Matt Smith does not appear live)
In a further announcement, the producers have revealed that Nick Briggs , famous for voicing the Daleks and Cybermen, is onboard to replicate his voice talents live on stage every night. Briggs will also portray Winston Churchill, who is summoned by Vorgenson through his Minimiser.
Doctor Who Live will also feature a spectacular array of stunts and illusions, including a flying Dalek, all designed by Britain’s illusionists, The Twins, who have come to prominence in the last few years by designing the illusion of flying without wires, and they have a reputation for large scale stunts including making an elephant disappear live on stage.
Opening in wartime London and concluding in an epic onstage battle, audiences should expect the unexpected as the The Doctor’s arch-enemies the Daleks are joined by some of the best-loved and most terrifying monsters from the TV series including the Cybermen, Weeping Angels, Judoon and Oods to name but a few.
The show features a special FX, optical illusions and spectacular pyrotechnics building to an epic finale. Specially edited video clips, drawn from the TV Programme will be shown on a massive screen and accompanied by the music of Murray Gold. These iconic scores will be brought to life by a 16 piece orchestra live on stage.
Please note that actors from the TV series will not be appearing live on stage.
Following the London run the show tours to...
Sheffield Arena - 12th & 13 Oct
Glasgow SECC - 14th & 17th Oct
Birmingham NIA -18th & 20th Oct
Manchester Evening News Arena - 22nd & 23rd Oct
Nottingham Trent FM Arena - 25th & 26th Oct
Cardiff International Arena - 28th & 31st Oct
Liverpool Echo Arena - 2nd - 3rd Nov
Belfast Odyssey Arena - 6th & 7th Nov
Further dates are to announced for 2011 playing smaller venues.
Posted: 8/26/10 at 6:29am
'Doctor Who -The Monsters Are Coming' -Live
A new stage show based upon the BBC’s series Doctor Who, which will play at the Wembley Arena, a 12,000 capacity venue in north London from 8th to 10th Oct 2010, as part of a nine cities UK tour.
Nigel Planer will play the part of Vorgenson, a character exclusively adapted for the tour by the television programme’s Executive Producer and Lead Writer Steven Moffat. The new character is described as an ‘inter-galactic showman’ who is the Doctor’s biggest fan.
Nigel Planer comments: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining Doctor Who Live and this role is something of a boyhood dream come true. My character Vorgenson, who has been developed specially for the show by Steven Moffat, is the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy and using his incredible invention, ‘The Minimiser’, he can make any Doctor Who character appear on stage as part of his traveling show dedicated to his hero. This live tour brings all the magic of the TV show together with a host of incredible effects. I hope that I can survive visiting nine cities in October sharing a stage with eleven Doctor Who Monsters and a flying Dalek in tow!”
The stage show will follow Vorgenson on an inter-galactic journey as he summons monsters in his Minimiser for the audience to see.
Matt Smith will appear as the Doctor in specially 'filmed' sequences to be shown on a giant screen on stage.
(NOTE: Matt Smith does not appear live)
In a further announcement, the producers have revealed that Nick Briggs , famous for voicing the Daleks and Cybermen, is onboard to replicate his voice talents live on stage every night. Briggs will also portray Winston Churchill, who is summoned by Vorgenson through his Minimiser.
Doctor Who Live will also feature a spectacular array of stunts and illusions, including a flying Dalek, all designed by Britain’s illusionists, The Twins, who have come to prominence in the last few years by designing the illusion of flying without wires, and they have a reputation for large scale stunts including making an elephant disappear live on stage.
Opening in wartime London and concluding in an epic onstage battle, audiences should expect the unexpected as the The Doctor’s arch-enemies the Daleks are joined by some of the best-loved and most terrifying monsters from the TV series including the Cybermen, Weeping Angels, Judoon and Oods to name but a few.
The show features a special FX, optical illusions and spectacular pyrotechnics building to an epic finale. Specially edited video clips, drawn from the TV Programme will be shown on a massive screen and accompanied by the music of Murray Gold. These iconic scores will be brought to life by a 16 piece orchestra live on stage.
Please note that actors from the TV series will not be appearing live on stage.
Following the London run the show tours to...
Sheffield Arena - 12th & 13 Oct
Glasgow SECC - 14th & 17th Oct
Birmingham NIA -18th & 20th Oct
Manchester Evening News Arena - 22nd & 23rd Oct
Nottingham Trent FM Arena - 25th & 26th Oct
Cardiff International Arena - 28th & 31st Oct
Liverpool Echo Arena - 2nd - 3rd Nov
Belfast Odyssey Arena - 6th & 7th Nov
Further dates are to announced for 2011 playing smaller venues.
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Not the the first time the good Dr has been seen live on stage.
A stage production opened at the Adelphi Theatre London in Dec 1974 for a four week Christmas season before playing Bristol Hippodrome, Manchester Palace and Birmingham Hippodrome.
Jon Pertwee appeared in the stage tour.
The production was designed by a young John Napier.
Posted: 8/26/10 at 6:42am
Not the the first time the good Dr has been seen live on stage.
A stage production opened at the Adelphi Theatre London in Dec 1974 for a four week Christmas season before playing Bristol Hippodrome, Manchester Palace and Birmingham Hippodrome.
Jon Pertwee appeared in the stage tour.
The production was designed by a young John Napier.
Updated On: 8/26/10 at 06:42 AM
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Posted: 8/26/10 at 7:40am
Don't forget The Ultimate Adventure from the late 80's either, which had both John Pertwee and Colin Baker revisiting their roles on the stage.
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Posted: 8/26/10 at 7:43am
I saw the Jon Pertwee one in Bristol. Pretty amazing for its time but now it would be completely laughed off stage.
Updated On: 8/26/10 at 07:43 AM
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Posted: 8/26/10 at 7:43am
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Updated On: 8/26/10 at 07:43 AM
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Posted: 8/26/10 at 8:48am
Small correction - the Seven Keys to Doomsday play starred Trevor Martin as the Doctor rather than Jon Pertwee (who was playing the role on TV at the time). A screen showed the 'regeneration' from Pertwee to Martin at the beginning of the play.
Another tenuous musical theatre connection - the 'Ultimate Adventure' also starred a young Rebecca Thornhill...
I can't wait to see this new stage show - I love Murray Gold's music for the new series, so to hear it live (having missed the various concerts recently) with monsters roaming about the place will bring out my inner 10 year old!
Another tenuous musical theatre connection - the 'Ultimate Adventure' also starred a young Rebecca Thornhill...
I can't wait to see this new stage show - I love Murray Gold's music for the new series, so to hear it live (having missed the various concerts recently) with monsters roaming about the place will bring out my inner 10 year old!
#9
Posted: 8/26/10 at 4:06pm
God that is one ugly poster. The Daleks are Coming poster is cool though!!!
#10
Posted: 8/26/10 at 4:40pm
LOL i know. So very 70s and 80s tour artwork. You should see my collection.
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