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Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular to land in Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 26 August 2013
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
to land in Wellington
Wellington will be
invaded by Daleks, Cybermen and a host of other Doctor
Who monsters in February next year, as the BBC’s smash
hit Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular takes the stage
at the 2014 New Zealand Festival.
Touring with a new
show based on the recent Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Proms
in the UK, Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
will play three performances at Wellington’s TSB Bank
Arena on 21 and 22 February 2014. This is the first time the
show has come to New Zealand, following sell-out seasons in
Melbourne and Sydney last year.
A musical celebration of the iconic TV series, aisles will be overrun with Doctor Who characters as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs composer Murray Gold’s captivating music from the Doctor Who series. Overhead specially edited sequences of Matt Smith’s performance as the Eleventh Doctor will appear on the big screen.
New Zealand
Festival Artistic Director, Shelagh Magadza, is expecting
the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular to be one of the
hottest tickets at next year’s Festival, which marks her
first as Artistic Director.
“We’re expecting an invasion from around the country. This show really is spectacular, it dances between fantasy and reality and will appeal to people of all ages, whether they’re theatre regulars, music lovers or Doctor Who fans old and new,” says Ms Magadza.
Doctor Who Symphonic
Spectacular is being presented in association with BBC
Worldwide Australia and New Zealand. Helen Pendlebury, Head
of Commercial, Entertainment and Children’s Brands, is
thrilled to bring this unique event to New Zealand for the
first time.
“It’s a very exciting time as Doctor
Who celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and we are
delighted to give Kiwi fans a chance to experience the
series in a whole new way. The 2014 tour will also include
performances in Melbourne and Brisbane.”
The New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra is excited to partner with the
New Zealand Festival to open the Festival with this special
event.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to bring the
world of Doctor Who to New Zealand and celebrate the
Doctor Who 50th anniversary,” says NZSO Head of Artistic
Programming, Melissa King.
The Doctor Who Symphonic
Spectacular will appear as part of the New Zealand
Festival at the TSB Bank Arena, Wellington on 21 and 22
February. Tickets go on sale to the General Public on 30
August 2013 with pre-sales available from 26 August 2013
from Ticketek.
Ends
Notes to
Editors
• Doctor Who will celebrate its 50th anniversary on 23 November 2013 in the UK with an epic adventure starring Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman with David Tennant, John Hurt and Billie Piper. New Zealand viewers will be able to see it on Prime.
• The series is watched by an estimated 80 million viewers in 206 territories around the world and has been honoured by the Guinness World Records as both the longest running and most successful science-fiction series in the world.
• The New Zealand season of Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is funded by Wellington City Council.
• The New Zealand Festival (formerly New Zealand International Arts Festival) takes place in Wellington from 21 February – 16 March 2014.
• Details of the full Festival programme are announced on 23 October 2013 at festival.co.nz.
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