Just when you thought it was safe to leave your homes following their invasions of Liverpool and Nottingham, the Doctor Who monsters joined forces again today in Belfast!

As BBC News reports, they were out and about to promote the forthcoming Doctor Who Live tour, which kicks off in London next month and culminates at the Belfast Odyssey Arena in November. For full ticket, dates and venues information, we recommend you journey to the official tour website, DoctorWhoLive.com, for all the details!

Following their brief invasion of Nottingham’s Old Market Square on Wednesday, some of the Doctor Who monsters who will be starring in this year’s arena tour took to Mathew Street in Liverpool today!

As Liverpool Echo reports, a Cyberman, a Silurian and a Clockwork Droid were on hand to promote the concert, which will be staged at the city’s Echo Arena over November 2nd-3rd. Tickets for all of the venues are still on sale and can be purchased via DoctorWhoLive.com!

SFX have spoken exclusively to three of the creators of the upcoming Doctor Who Live arena tour, which kicks off in London next month!

Its director Will Brenton, arranger and musical director Ben Foster and illusionists Gary and Paul Hardy-Brown each have their own secrets and tantalizing tidbits to give away about the anticipated show, so click on the appropriate links to whet your appetities! For full details and ticket information, see its website, DoctorWhoLive.com.

Will Brenton - director of the forthcoming Doctor Who Live tour – has confirmed that the story of the concert is inspired by the events of the 1973 Third Doctor adventure Carnival of Monsters.

“We’ve created a brand new character – called Vorgenson – but it is a character who grows out of Carnival Of Monsters,” he told SFX. “All of its genealogy grows out of that episode. And the fans who spotted that reference will enjoy how it happens.”

He continued: ”Its taken what happened in that episode and moved it on, and updated it and had some fun with it as well. I sat down with Steven and said, ‘I’ve got this Jurassic Park kind of feel, with a character who’s reeling out these characters,’ and he immediately said, ‘Well, ‘Carnival Of Monsters’! Let’s let it grow out of that.’”

The Doctor Who live tour launches next month at the Wembley Arena and will then visit eight more cities across the country. For more information, visit DoctorWhoLive.com.

An array of monsters from the Whoniverse descended on Nottingham’s Old Market Square today!

They were out and about to promote the forthcoming Doctor Who Live tour, which kicks off next month and visits the Nottingham Arena on October 25th-26th. You can watch coverage of their invasion here. 

For full concert dates, venues and ticket information, see its website, DoctorWhoLive.com.

Matt Smith has spoken to BBC Newsbeat about his excitement for the next series of Doctor Who.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. “What Steven’s planned is so madly inventive, and hopefully we’ll get some fabulous actors. I don’t know anything about who they’re looking to get. I’ve got a couple of scripts coming to me this week that we’re film soon so I’m excited. It’s funny because I’m in the same position as the people who watch the show. I literally don’t know anything until I get the scripts.”

Of his co-star Karen Gillan, who will be back on our screens as Amy Pond next year, he laughed: “She’s great. She just makes me laugh more than most human beings. She’s sort of just a mixture between a praying mantis and a very beautiful China doll, all gangly. We’re great pals and I’m very fond her. She’s gonna hate me for saying that!”

The actor also discusses the Doctor Who Live tour, and confirms that he’ll be making a personal appearance at the launch of it at Wembley Arena (October 8th-10th).

He explained: “It’s gonna play in the arenas around the country and there’ll be all of the monsters and within that there’s a narrative. I’m there on the screen talking directly to the audience, and the whole story just unfolds. Fans can be part of the adventure!”

It has been confirmed that actor Nigel Planer will be appearing in the Doctor Who Live tour as Vorgenson!

Showrunner Steven Moffat has created the role exclusively for the concert, and the character has been described as an ”intergalactic showman”, who just so happens to be the Doctor’s number one fan. Planer is best known as Neil Pye in the BBC comedy The Young Ones, and has also appeared in Blackadder, French & Saunders, Jonathan Creek, and on stage in Wicked and Hairspray.

“I’m excited to be joining the tour and this role is something of a boyhood dream come true,” he said. “My character Vorgenson is the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy and using his incredible invention, ‘The Minimiser’, he can make any Doctor Who character appear on stage as part of his travelling show dedicated to his hero.”

He continued: “The Doctor Who Live tour brings all the magic of the television show together with a host of incredible effects, and I just hope that I can survive visiting nine cities sharing a stage with eleven Doctor Who monsters and a flying Dalek in tow!”

Meanwhile, producer of the tour, Craig Stanley, has promised that the show’s ”incredible illusions, immersive storytelling, magical music, scary monsters and intergalactic heroes” is enough to even entertain people who aren’t necessarily fans of the series.

Nick Briggs, voice of the Daleks and Cybermen, will also be taking to the stage as Winston Churchill. While Matt Smith and Karen Gillan won’t be appearing in the flesh, they will be seen on a big screen in specially-recorded scenes, as a 16-piece orchestra, conducted by composer Murray Gold, peform tracks both new and old.

For full dates, venues and ticket information, see its website, DoctorWhoLive.com.

BBC Worldwide have unveiled the 11 monters who will be taking to the stage in the highly-anticipated Doctor Who Live arena shows later this year.

The intergalatic line-up consists of the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Weeping Angels, the Judoon, a Silurian, the Smilers, the Winders, the Scarecrows, the Vampires, the Clockwork Droids and the Ood. The 25-date tour will be stopping off in 9 cities and will be bursting with non-stop excitement, adventure and suspense.

Kicking off in London (October 8th-10th), the production will visit Sheffield (October 12th-13th), Glasgow (October 14th-17th), Birmingham (October 18th-20th), Manchester (October 22nd-24th), Nottingham (October 25th-26th), Cardiff (October 28th-31st) and Liverpool (November 2nd-3rd), culminating in Belfast (November 6th-7th).

A 16-piece orchestra, conducted by composer Murray Gold, will be peforming an array of tracks both new and old, with added FX, optical illusions and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics. Showrunner Steven Moffat has also written new scenes featuring the Doctor and Amy, which will be played on a big screen throughout the story.

For full details and ticket information, see its official website, DoctorWhoLive.com.

Tickets for Doctor Who Live, the arena show which will be touring the country later this year, are now officially on sale!

In October and November, a selection of iconic monsters from the series, including the Daleks, Cybermen, Judoon, Ood and Weeping Angels, will be battling it out live on stage in London, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff, Liverpool and Belfast. The action will be accompanied by a 16 piece orchestra, with added FX, optical illusions and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics.

Showrunner Steven Moffat has also written new scenes featuring the Doctor and Amy which will be played throughout the story, which opens in a war-torn London.

The ticket line has now opened and you can check out the details at the official tour website, here, and via the 24 hour Ticketmaster hotline, 0844 847 1963. Geronimo!

A new Doctor Who stage show, reported by The Scotsman yesterday, has been officially confirmed by the BBC!

The arena tour will see a selection of the Doctor’s iconic foes – including the Daleks and the Cybermen – battle it out live on stage, with new scenes recorded especially for the occasion by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan! The action will be accompanied by a 16-piece orchestra, conducted by Murray Gold, who will be peforming both classic tracks from the series as well brand new arrangements.

Details of the show are being kept tightly under lock and key, however we have been told that it begins against a backdrop of a war-torn London, and showrunner Steven Moffat has noted that he will probably be “attending every single night”!

The full list of tour dates and venues are as follows:

October 8th-10th – Wembley Arena
October 12th-13th – Sheffield Arena
October 14th-17th – Glasgow SECC
October 18th-20th – Birmingham NIA
October 22nd-24th – Manchester MEN Arena
October 25th-26th – Notts Trent FM Arena
October 28th-31st – Cardiff Int Arena
November 2nd-3rd – Liverpool Echo Arena
November 6th-7th – Belfast Odyssey Arena

Tickets will go on sale at 9:00AM this Friday, 21st May, and are priced at £38.50, £34.50 and £25.00 (subject to booking fees). Tickets can be purchased through the official Doctor Who Live website, or via the 24 hour Ticketmaster hotline (0844 847 1963).