Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure
Writer: Terrance Dicks
Director: Carole Todd
Designer: Paul Staples
Music Composed by: Steve Edis
Lyrics by: Carole Todd and Steve Edis
Creative Consultant: John Nathan-Turner
Fight Arranger: Terry Walsh
1989 TOUR:
March 23rd - 1st April Wimbledon Theatre
3rd - 8th April His Majesty's, Aberdeen
10th - 15th April Empire Theatre, Liverpool
17th - 22nd April Mould
24th - 29th April Alexander Theatre, Birmingham
1st - 6th May Bristol Hippodrome
8th - 13th May Towngate Theatre, Basildon
15th - 20th May Theatre Royal Glasgow
22nd - 27th May Opera House Manchester
May 29th - 3rd June Apollo Theatre, Oxford
5th - 10th June Newcastle Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne
12th - 17th June Theatre Royal, Nottingham
19th - 24th June Grand Theatre, Leeds
June 26th - 1st July Theatre Royal, Brighton
3rd - 8th July Edinburgh Playhouse
10th - 15th July Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
17th - 22nd July Theatre Royal, Northampton
24th - 29th July Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
7th - 12th August King's Theatre, Southsea
14th - 19th August Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
CAST:
THE DOCTOR: Jon Pertwee (until 3rd June, except 29th April), Colin Baker (from 5th June), David Banks (29th
April); JASON: Graeme Smith (until 17th July, except 21st to 23rd April), David Bingham (21st - 23rd April,
from 17th July); CRYSTAL: Rebecca Thornhill; DELILAH/MRS T: Judith Hibbert; KARL: David Banks
(except 29th April), Chris Beaumont (29th April); CYBERLEADER: Wolf Christian; EMPEROR DALEK: Troy Webb;
DALEK VOICES: Chris Beaumont, Troy Webb; US ENVOY: Chris Beaumont (except 29th April); MC: David
Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st to 23rd April), Oliver Gray (from 17th July); ENVOY'S WIFE: Claudia Kelly;
BELL BOY: Stephanie Colburn; US BODYGUARDS: Troy Webb, Deborah Hecht; MERCENARIES: Terry Walsh
(until 24th June), Alison Reddihough, Gavin Warwick (from 15th July), Oliver Gray (26th June to 15th July);
CYBERMEN: Paula Tappenden, Oliver Gray (until 24th June), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CYBERMEN VOICES:
Oliver Gray; INSECT MEN: Claudia Kelly, Troy Webb, Alison Reddihough; ZOG: Stephanie Colburn;
WAITRESS: Deborah Hecht; ANT-PERSON: Claudia Kelly; MARTIAL ARTS MERCENARY: Troy Webb;
VERVOID: David Bingham (until 15th July, except 22nd to 23rd April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CHICKEN
HEADED ALIEN: Paula Tappenden; HAIRY ALIEN: Chris Beaumont (except 29th April); DRACONIAN: Wolf
Christian; DALEKS: David Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st to 23rd April), Oliver Gray, Troy Webb, Deborah
Hecht, Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CHIEF DALEK: Paula Tappenden; DALEK SCIENTIST: Chris Beaumont;
EXECUTIONER: Alison Reddihough; EXECUTION VICTIM: David Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st to 23rd
April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); DUELLING GUARDS: Terry Walsh (until 24th June), Wolf Christian, Oliver
Gray (from 26th June); RAGAMUFFIN: Claudia Kelly; FRENCH WOMEN: Paula Tappenden, Deborah Hecht, Judith
Hibbert; FRENCH MEN: Chris Beaumont, Troy Webb, Oliver Gray (until 26th June), David Bingham (until 15th July,
except 21st to 23rd April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); PA VOICE: Oliver Gray; CUSTOMERS: Wolf
Christian, Claudia Kelly. Troy Webb, Paula Tappenden, Oliver Gray (until 15th July), Alison Reddihough, Gavin Warwick
(from 17th July).
NOTES:
This was the biggest play yet and the first to tour. For several performances understudies were used, notably
David Banks, who replaced Jon Pertwee during the matinee in Birmingham and then took the part of the Doctor for the
whole of that evening's performance.
