Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)
Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)[1] was a stage play that originally ran in the period of transition between Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker on television, with in-theatre monitors showing pictures of Pertwee's face before Trevor Martin emerged as the newly-regenerated Doctor. In its original run, it also featured Wendy Padbury as one of the companions, making her the first actor to ever play two different companions in BBC-licensed productions.
Decades after its original run, it was adapted for audio by Big Finish.
Summary
The Doctor and his two newest companions, Jenny and Jimmy, prevent the Daleks and their crab-like slaves, the Clawrantulars, finding the seven crystals of Karn which would enable them to control all life in the universe.
Cast
- The Doctor - Trevor Martin
- Jenny - Wendy Padbury
- Jimmy - James Matthews / Simon Jones[2]
- Jedak - Ian Ruskin
- Tara - Patsy Dermott
- Garm - Anthony Garner
- Master of Karn - Simon Jones
- Marko - Robin Browne
- Clawrantulars - Peter Jolley, Mo Kiki, Peter Whitting
- Dalek Emperor - Jacquie Dubin
- Dalek voices - Peter Jolley
Crew
- Writer - Terrance Dicks
- Designer - John Napier
- Director - Mick Hughes
- Sound - Philip Clifford
- Production Supervisor - Trevor Mitchell
- Production Coordinator from the BBC - Barry Letts
- Fight Arranger - Mo Kiki
- Monster Coordination - James Acheson
References
to be added
Notes
- The play would open with screens showing Jon Pertwee's face changing into Trevor Martin's, followed by Martin entering dressed as the Third Doctor, apparently having only regenerated. Jenny and Jimmy would rush from the audience to help him, then become his companions for the adventure.
- When first planning the play, Terrance Dicks had hoped to get either Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker as the lead but they turned out to be unavailable for such a commitment.[3]
- The main setting for this stage play was the planet Karn; Terrence Dicks reused the name of this planet in The Brain of Morbius.
- A licenced production of the play took place in New Zealand in 1984. Mounted at the Porirua Little Theatre, the production starred Michael Sagar as the Doctor, who was given a markedly different look from the original Trevor Martin portrayal, as he now sported a light-coloured chequered suit and a black moustache.[4]
- Martin grew his hair long to play the Doctor, giving him an "effeminate" appearance on which he blamed an incident in which he was harassed by a gang of youths on the Tube.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Time-Space Visualiser article on Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)
- ↑ BFX: The Haunting of Malkin Place
- ↑ Terrance Dicks Interview, as included within "Remembering Seven Keys to Doomsday" documentary, produced 2017 by Thomas Jedski.
- ↑ http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv61/sevenkeys.html
- ↑ https://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Dr_Who_In_Trouble_On_The_Tube
| ||||||||||
