The Kids Will Go Wild for This Dalektable Show
- Publication: Gazette and Post
- Date: 1974-12-26
- Author: Carol Clerk
- Page: 3
- Language: English
THEY WERE jumping up and down, they were screaming at the stage and they were wishing it would never end, the kids, hundreds of them, really want a bundle for the new stage show, "Seven Keys To Doomsday", starring the ever-popular Dr. Who and the Daleks.
The play opened last week in London's Adelphi Theatre, and I want along with a young friend called Richard to see the latest adventures of the indestructible doctor.
It was a tremendous show. Richard said it was "brilliant". Everyone else seemed to agree.
There was non-stop action as the doctor and his two companions careered from one crisis to another. The story was compelling, and was accompanied by appropriate sound effects. A terrifying selection of monsters kept excitement at its peak.
The play opened with the Tardis, alone on the stage, belching smoke. Dr. Who, played by Trevor Martin, staggers out and collapses. Two passers by, Jenny (Wendy Padbury) and Jimmy (James Mathews) help him back into the Tardis and when the doctor comes to, he presses a button and takes Jenny and Jimmy into space.
They land on Planet Karn, whose rulers are the Daleks and whose police force is a collection of monsters.
Hidden on the planet are seven places of crystal which together would become the "crystal of all power." The Daleks are intent upon finding the seven pieces and using them to energise their ultimate weapon – a huge machine which would kill everyone except for Daleks.
The Doctor decides that, for the benefit of mankind, he should find the pieces first and give them away to the Time Lord, his "boss". After a series of hair-raising escapes from the death, confrontations with monsters and ingenious plans, the Doctor collects all seven crystals - only to be captured by the Daleks and ordered to hand over his finds.
He is forced to put the complete crystal into the death machine and pull the lever. All is lost, it seems. But the molecular structure of one of the crystals, causing the machine to explode. While the Doctor, his companions, and three friends from Karn escape, the Daleks are destroyed in a blazing fire which sent smoke gushing out all over the theatre.
The fine acting of the cast gave the show that the extra boost, and brought the television show to life in a professional, absorbing and enjoyable way.
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- APA 6th ed.: Clerk, Carol (1974-12-26). The Kids Will Go Wild for This Dalektable Show. Gazette and Post p. 3.
- MLA 7th ed.: Clerk, Carol. "The Kids Will Go Wild for This Dalektable Show." Gazette and Post [add city] 1974-12-26, 3. Print.
- Chicago 15th ed.: Clerk, Carol. "The Kids Will Go Wild for This Dalektable Show." Gazette and Post, edition, sec., 1974-12-26
- Turabian: Clerk, Carol. "The Kids Will Go Wild for This Dalektable Show." Gazette and Post, 1974-12-26, section, 3 edition.
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