Dr Who is 50

Who at Fifty – Manchester’s very own Doctor Who fringe festival
16th – 30th November, 2013

"Manchester pays homage to Doctor Who with a two week fringe festival of new drama, screenings and special appearances"

Doctor Who is fifty years old on the 23rd November, 2013 and four of Manchester's best loved venues are teaming up with a host of events over two weeks to help you celebrate!  New drama, live episodes, screenings, poetry and a great big party for Doctor Who’s 50th birthday on Saturday, 23rd November.  With more goodies than you can shake a sonic screwdriver at, it's truly bigger on the inside!

Discussing the programme, Festival co-ordinator Gareth Kavanagh notes;

"Doctor Who at Fifty is something we've been building up to for years.  We've had so much pleasure from this wonderful show over the years and Who at Fifty is Manchester's love letter to Doctor Who. With our links to the show being as strong as they are - 'beit it from the links between Corrie and Doctor Who or merely as home to Russell T Davies and the place he drew his inspiration from as he plotted the show’s triumphant return to our screens in 2005, it just feels right for our City to give something back to the fans!"

Tickets are available on the door (unless sold out) and advance tickets are available from wegottickets.com

Participating venues include; the Lass O'Gowrie, FAB Café, Taurus and the Town Hall Tavern.

Unearthly Child photoshoot credits - shot director Paul Anderton, lighting Peter Michael George, ace photographer Andrew Greenland and Steven Mitton's smoke machine!

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For more information or for interview requests, please contact the Festival Co-ordinator, Gareth Kavanagh on 07748 103 698 or on garethkavanagh@hotmail.com

Published: 31-Oct-2013: (2161)