Immersive Doctor Who experience set to take fans inside the Tardis
immersive Doctor Who theatre experience featuring Daleks, Cybermen and Time Lords will launch in London next year.
Doctor Who: Time Fracture will transport audience members to 1940 during the Blitz where a mysterious weapon destroys a small corner of Mayfair and opens a rift in space and time.
Enlisted by the Unified Intelligence Task Force (Unit), the audience will visit “impossible places, confronting menacing monsters and ancient aliens along the way”, organisers say.
The original story arc will also allow guests to meet a character from Time Lord Victorious, BBC Studios’ new multi-platform story. The show comes from Immersive Everywhere, the team behind the long-running immersive theatre production of The Great Gatsby. Also on board are director Tom Maller, who worked on Secret Cinema’s productions of Casino Royale, 28 Days Later and Blade Runner, writer Daniel Dingsdale, whose credits include Stardust and The Drop Off, and BBC consultant James Goss.
Maller said: “We are incredibly excited to be at the creative helm of this project.”
Dingsdale said: “Drawing from the rich legacy of Doctor Who, we are creating an adventure that will entertain both fans that have immersed themselves in the show’s universe for years, and audience members who will walk in from the street having never seen an episode.”
Louis Hartshorn, joint chief executive of Immersive Everywhere, said: “We can’t wait for audiences to step into the world of The Doctor, and find themselves closer to the action than ever before. Based on evean rything we know now, we are confident that we will be able to go ahead as planned in early 2021 and will be taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our audiences.”
Time Fracture will take place at Immersive LDN, a former military drill hall dating back to 1890, from February 17 2021 to April 11 2021, and will adhere to social distancing measures. There will be a free preview for care workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.