Six Doctor Who Events in Wales This Winter
- Death in Heaven previews November 4
- 5 more screenings though December and January
- Part of BFI's Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season
BAFTA Cymru, BBC Cymru Wales and Film Hub Wales have announced a series of Doctor Who related events this November to mark the beginning of the BFI’s Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season, including the world premiere of the Series 8 finale Death in Heaven.
On November 4, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff will show the ongoing series’ final episode in an event attended by cast and crew and to be held in partnership with Chapter pop up cinema.
The Reardon Smith Theatre describes the event as:
“A chance to see the final part of the tremendous, latest series of Doctor Who, ahead of its broadcast on BBC One. The twelfth episode will provide the answers to the questions posed throughout Peter Capaldi’s first series of the hit BBC Wales show. Starring Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Michelle Gomez. This screening will be followed by The Cybermen Monster Masterclass with cast and crew”
Other events include:
December 1: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe at Ffwrnes in Llanelli.
December 12: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky at Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Prestatyn.
January 12: The Unquiet Dead at the Savoy, Monmouth
January 17: Mask of Mandragora and The Prisoner at Theatr Harlech
January 27: The Five Doctors at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
Each event will each have a specific theme and focus on one creative department within the Doctor Who production team.
The programme of six events will offer fans of the series a chance to see monsters from key episodes of the cult classic on the big screen and hear from the creative team working on the series.
BAFTA Cymru Director Hannah Raybould said:
“BAFTA Cymru exists to celebrate excellence in production in the moving art form and this new partnership with BBC Wales and venues around Wales – made possible by the funding received from Film Hub Wales, will allow us to offer new access to the amazing talent working on the Doctor Who series in Wales. We are particularly pleased to be working with new venue partners – from Scala Cinema and Arts Centre in Prestatyn, Theatr Harlech in Gwynedd, Savoy Theatre in Monmouth and Y Ffwrnes in Llanelli, which expand the breadth of our offer, and add to our existing fruitful partnerships with the Film Hub lead organisation Chapter in Cardiff and Aberystwyth Arts Centre.”
Tickets for the events will be available to BAFTA members and the general public and are available from the venue websites above and cost £12 for adults and £8 for concessions.
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