Matt Smith
The very first production of Doctor Who Live has got underway as Doctor Who fans see the heroes and villains up close and personal.
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
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