Paul Darrow in Robots of Death @GMFringe 2012
The Greater Manchester Fringe staged Robots of Death and Storm Mine with a full cast and Paul Darrow – famed as Avon in BBC TV’s Blake’s 7 – reprising the part of Kaston Iago in both productions for the premiere on 1 July 2012 at Fab Cafe. This was the first time he has ever played the part live, and is an amazing treat for fans of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7 and sci-fi fans.
Robots of Death is considered by many fans to be Doctor Who‘s golden era, a Tom Baker classic from 1977, and was voted in the top 10 by fans in Doctor Who Magazine‘s poll of polls in 2009. As with January’s production of Midnight, neither the Doctor nor his 1977 companion Leela featured in Robots of Death, but instead this classic Doctor Who story was adapted to feature the main characters from Magic Bullet’s series of audio adventures – Kaston Iago and Elska Blayes.
The adaptation of Robots of Death was undertaken by Alan Stevens, mastermind behind the Magic Bullet Kaldor City audios and was based on original writer Chris Boucher’s rehearsal scripts. It added a new dimension to this classic tale, whilst remaining consistent with both the original Doctor Who tale and the Kaldor City audios.
Paul Darrow in Robots of Death @GMFringe 2012
The Greater Manchester Fringe staged Robots of Death and Storm Mine with a full cast and Paul Darrow – famed as Avon in BBC TV’s Blake’s 7 – reprising the part of Kaston Iago in both productions for the premiere on 1 July 2012 at Fab Cafe. This was the first time he has ever played the part live, and is an amazing treat for fans of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7 and sci-fi fans.
Robots of Death is considered by many fans to be Doctor Who‘s golden era, a Tom Baker classic from 1977, and was voted in the top 10 by fans in Doctor Who Magazine‘s poll of polls in 2009. As with January’s production of Midnight, neither the Doctor nor his 1977 companion Leela featured in Robots of Death, but instead this classic Doctor Who story was adapted to feature the main characters from Magic Bullet’s series of audio adventures – Kaston Iago and Elska Blayes.
The adaptation of Robots of Death was undertaken by Alan Stevens, mastermind behind the Magic Bullet Kaldor City audios and was based on original writer Chris Boucher’s rehearsal scripts. It added a new dimension to this classic tale, whilst remaining consistent with both the original Doctor Who tale and the Kaldor City audios.