Briggs Joins Dalek Stage Play

The man who is the voice of the Daleks on TV has been enlisted for a stage adaptation of an epic adventure from the classic era. Nicholas Briggs will join Interalia Theatre for The Dalek Masterplan at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth from Wednesday, October 24 to Saturday, October 27.As reported on Outpost Gallifrey last December, after three previous stage hits the non-professional company has been granted a licence for a final adaptation of a "lost" Doctor Who story.The other classic adventures given the theatrical treatment were The Web of Fear in 2000, Fury From The Deep two years later and The Evil of the Daleks last year.Briggs was to have been involved with the production of Evil but had to pull out because of other commitments. Producer Rob Thrush said: "Some familiar faces are returning for the show and Nick is desperate to do this one, having missed out before."We're shooting a number of special links and some CGI action as well. It's going to be a spectacular sign-off to our Who stage shows."A mini-convention is also to be held on the Saturday, including Briggs, Davros actor Terry Molloy and Dalek operator Barnaby Edwards as guests.Money raised from the shows will go to charity and local causes. See the box below for full cast and production crew details. Click on the thumbnails below for larger versions of the poster and some of the CGI work for the play.

THE DOCTOR - Nick ScovellSTEVEN TAYLOR - John Paul McCrohonKATARINA TAYLOR - Helen StoddartMAVIC CHEN - James GeorgeSARA KINGDOM - Laura EgertonBRET VYON - Tim SkedgeGOVERNOR TRANTIS - Phil CottrilGOVERNOR ZEPHON - Dale FletcherMARC CORY - David BickerstaffDALEK VOICES - Nicholas Briggs and Lewis BaileyDALEK COMMANDER - Lorna BaileyDALEK ONE - Liam BaileyDALEK TWO - Adrian Cranwell-ChildsSCIENCE DALEK ONE - Andrew J HaslamSCIENCE DALEK TWO - Jess BrookfieldENSEMBLE - Sally Evans, Jane Hartley, Rosie Grant, Matt Merrit, Jon Andrews, Emma Louise Van Kooperen, Lewis Bailey, Anya HodgsonADAPTOR/DIRECTOR - Nick ScovellPRODUCER - Rob ThrushSCRIPT EDITOR - Mike MaddoxASSISTANT DIRECTOR/COSTUMES - Jonathan ScovellSTAGE MANAGER/SPECIAL EFFECTS - Dave TozerDSM - Bruce HolmanMUSIC - Martin JohnsonDALEK CONSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL PROPS - Ashley Nealfuller and Stuart Currie SOUND/VIDEO - Rob Thrush LIGHTING - Dave Tozer SET CONSTRUCTION/DESIGN - Rob Thrush and Dave Tozer POSTER DESIGN - Steve Redfearn