A Possibility for a Stage Production for DW

THE Tardis could soon be landing in your home town — after Doctor Who bosses decided to launch a megabucks STAGE version of the TV hit.
The multi-media extravaganza will feature a state-of-the-art light and sound show including many of the cult hit’s best-loved characters.

The Doctor will take on flying DALEKS, croaky CYBERMEN and stocky SONTARANS in the family event.

And 3-D footage is expected to be at the heart of the production.

Top brass are plotting to recreate the show’s magic at huge arena venues like the O2 in London and the NEC near Birmingham.

An insider explained: “The BBC know they’ve got a massive hit show on their hands, so they want to take it to the next level.

“They want it to be a Doctor Who experience which will blast fans with amazing visuals and music.

“The emphasis will be on technology so it’s unlikely any of the show’s stars will be on stage.

“But they are expected to feature in video elements. That said, the idea of using real actors hasn’t been ruled out.”

The plans are at an early stage but a source at BBC Worldwide, which handles the corporation’s commercial deals, said an announcement could be made “in a month”.

Ideally the show would run in the school summer holidays so as many kids as possible could go.

Beeb chiefs reckon the idea could rake in cash — tapping into Doctor Who’s 13million UK fans.

They’ve already tested the water by taking a version of Doctor Who to The Proms in London last summer.

The Albert Hall show saw an orchestra play music from the series against a backdrop of performers dressed as Doctor Who monsters.

It also included montages of scenes from the sci-fi hit plus a specially-filmed “mini-episode” of Doctor Who called Music of the Spheres.

Show star Freema Agyeman, 29 — former Doctor David Tennant’s sidekick — presented the special.

Doctor Who is already a big earner for BBC Worldwide.

Today's Sun announced that Doctor Who could be returning to the stage in a new show later this year. The article reports that the stage show will a multi-media light and sound show with 3D-footage, and will feature many of the Doctor's best loved characters, including "flying DALEKS, croaky CYBERMEN and stocky SONTARANS in the family event."

The paper mentions that plans are at an early stage, and that BBC Worldwide will make a decision in a month or so. Venues mentioned include the Birmingham NEC and the London O2.

Says an insider: "The BBC know they’ve got a massive hit show on their hands, so they want to take it to the next level. They want it to be a Doctor Who experience which will blast fans with amazing visuals and music. The emphasis will be on technology so it’s unlikely any of the show’s stars will be on stage. But they are expected to feature in video elements. That said, the idea of using real actors hasn’t been ruled out."

The story has also been picked up by Digital Spy, What's on TV, the Retford Times and the Gloucestershire Forester.


Australia: the Mercury reports that a stage show based on Doctor Who opens this week at the Peacock Theatre in Tasmania; entitled "Who, Knows", the show follows the adventures of Russell Lambert as he becomes the president of the Doctor Who Club of Tasmania.

he Sun reports today that the BBC are planning a live Doctor Who stage production which they hope will capitalise the success of the show.


According to the report, arenas like London's O2 and the Birmingham are being considered as potential venues for the extravaganza, which will include a light and sound show as well as 3D video footage featuring the Doctor alongside the Cybermen, the Sontarans and the Daleks.

"They want it to be a Doctor Who experience which will blast fans with amazing visuals and music," an insider told the newspaper.

They added: "The emphasis will be on technology so it's unlikely any of the show's stars will be on stage, but they are expected to feature in video elements. That said, the idea of using real actors hasn't been ruled out."

The taboid claims that an official announcement will be made next month.

Could the Tardis be landing in your home town? There are claims that Doctor Who bosses could launch a touring stage version of the TV hit!

The multi-media extravaganza would feature a state-of-the-art light and sound show including some of the best-loved Doctor Who characters. The Doctor could take on Daleks, Cybermen and Sontarans in this family event, 3-D footage is expected to be at the heart of the production.

As always, the claims are in the Sun, and even then from an insider, so there is a good chance this is made up, but other BBC shows already on the road include Strictly Come Dancing and Balamory!

Doctor Who has been stage plays before with Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday, Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure and The Curse of the Daleks!