Matt Smith

Matt Smith


BBC Worldwide has announced a series of arena dates for the very first production of Doctor Who Live.

The new stage show, based upon the BBC’s smash-hit, award-winning series Doctor Who, promises to deliver a spectacular audio/visual experience featuring live music, special effects and appearances from the show’s most popular monsters.

Taking in nine cities and 25 dates, Doctor Who Live kicks off in London at Wembley Arena on 8th October, and will visit Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff and Liverpool, culminating in Belfast on the 7th November.

Developed in association with Doctor Who’s Executive Producer and show runner, Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Live promises the same excitement, adventure and suspense that viewers have come to expect from the TV programme and will feature specially filmed new video scenes.

Steven Moffat said: "This is everything I ever wanted since I was eleven.  A live show, with all the coolest Doctor Who monsters, a proper story, and brand new screen material for Matt Smith's Doctor!  I'll be writing scenes for it, and probably attending every single night!"

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 Ood to name but a few.

With an out-of-this-world set, Doctor Who Live will feature 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 longtime Doctor Who composer Murray Gold. These iconic scores will be brought to life by a 16 piece orchestra live on stage.

Murray Gold said: "The live element always adds something extra, but these will also be brand new arrangements for a new band of very talented musicians. It's very exciting."

Doctor Who Live has been conceived as a fully immersive music and monsters spectacular. Please note that actors from the TV series will not be appearing live on stage.

Doctor Who Live Tour Dates 2010

London - Wembley Arena

8th, 9th and 10th October
 
Sheffied - Sheffied Arena

12th and 13th October
 
Glasgow - Glasgow SECC

15th, 16th and 17th October
 
Birmingham - Birmingham NIA

18th, 19th and 20th October
 
Manchester - MEN

22nd, 23rd and 24th October
 
Nottingham - Nottingham Trent FM Arena

25th and 26th October
 
Cardiff - Cardiff Internantional Arena

28th, 29th, 30th, 31st October
 
Liverpool - Liverpool Echo Arena

2nd, 3rd November
 
Belfast - Belfast Odyssey arena

6th and 7th November