DOCTOR WHO 50TH CELEBRATION
London ExCel - Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th November
Matt Smith will attend the only official 50th anniversary Celebration at ExCeL, London alongside special guests confirmed so far:
Tom Baker*, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy who have also played the iconic role of the Doctor. The event on Nov 22, 23 & 24 is a must for the whole family to celebrate their love of all
things
Doctor Who, with an exciting range of activities to suit all ages. Keep
your eyes peeled for further announcements of high profile guests in
the coming weeks. Matt Smith says,
“The event
this year will be an extra special occasion for me, I’m truly looking
forward to a huge celebration with the fans in the lead up to the 50th
anniversary
episode.”
Ticket holders to this once-in-a-lifetime event will have access to a whole range of activities including:
• Guaranteed seats to two theatre panel shows featuring star guests from 50 years of Doctor Who.
• Guaranteed seats in a spectacular special effects show hosted by Doctor Who’s special effects guru
Danny Hargreaves.
• Activities in the main halls including: stunt workshops with Doctor Who stunt co-ordinator
Crispin Layfield and stunt double Gordon Seed,
audio and visual effect workshops, on-stage panels with cast members,
walk-like-a-monster master-classes with Doctor Who’s official monster
choreographer
Ailsa Burke, quizzes and games for fans young and old and plenty
more to ensure the whole family have an amazing day out celebrating
Doctor Who.
All
of the above will be available to guests who purchase a standard ticket
to the event. Tickets go on general sale at 11am on Monday July 8 2013 from
celebration.doctorwho.tv.
Standard tickets are priced at £45 for adults and £20 for kids, while a
family ticket will cost £104 (two adults and two children).
Tickets cover entry to the Celebration for one day.
There
is also an option to purchase a limited edition TARDIS ticket. This
ticket guarantees front row seats to the theatre shows, a private lounge
for use all day, drinks and
light refreshments and a special goodie bag with exclusive merchandise
which can be collected on the day guests attend. TARDIS tickets are
priced at £95.50 for adults, £44.25 for children and £218 for a
family.
To
ensure every visitor gets access to the best experience, when buying
tickets online they will have the option to choose one of two streams –
Ice Warrior or Weeping Angel –
which will reserve each guest a seat for that day’s shows in the
theatre. Visitors
to the Celebration will also have the opportunity to visit signature
and photo booths where they can meet their heroes from 50 years of
Doctor Who (photos with Matt
Smith should be booked in advance via the website). These opportunities will be available at a fee and subject to availability.
In addition to the Celebration, further activity is being planned for the Saturday evening and will be announced soon.
For more information on the Celebration and a
Plan Your Day guide, visit celebration.doctorwho.tv.
To hear who else will be making the journey to this once-in-a-lifetime occasion at ExCeL in November subscribe to the
doctorwho.tv newsletter and follow on twitter at www.twitter.com/dwcelebration.
* Sat 23 only
Thanks to BBC Worldwide
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