Doctor Who Live!

Synopsis

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. 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. 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. 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.

Our Review:

23 October 2010

Doctor Who Live! is an arena spectacular of special effects and pyrotechnics, showcasing many of the TV show’s most popular monsters.  Accompanied by Doctor Who composer Murray Gold’s original scores - superbly realized by Ben Foster’s talented live band and choir - we are introduced to Vorgenson (Nigel Planer), a character adapted for the tour by Executive Producer Steven Moffat. 

A self-styled “inter-galactic showman”, Vorgenson is also The Doctor’s biggest fan, who summons monsters using his Minimiser for the audience’s delight.  However, as his enthusiasm for the Doctor veers into fanaticism, it’s clear that it’s not Vorgenson in control of the Minimiser after all.

Planer does his best to keep up the momentum, but on this scale, the production inevitably lacks the intimacy and fear factor of the TV show. Matt Smith’s pre-recorded clips certain...

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Latest User Review

The Shepherd Family - 25 October 2010:

Saw the matinee at the MEN yesterday. While my 13 year old son and 9 year old daughter loved it (especially the 2nd half), Dad couldn't help but think that it was an awful lot of money (4 tickets @ £170) to watch Doctor Who the Panto. An opportunity best enjoyed with end of the row seats down in the arena where the monsters walk right by you. I think I'd rather have an Albert Hall Concert than a good 'ole days style panto but the kids may disagree....

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