Mark Gatiss will be starring as Professor Bernard Quatermass in a special staged reading of the first Quatermass serial, The Quatermass Experiment, to mark the 70th anniversary of the original broadcast in 1953.

Originally broadcast over six weeks in the summer of 1953, the seminal but largely missing serial is finally brought back to life for this one-off, live reading using the original scripts.

The British Experimental Rocket Group’s first manned space flight returns to Earth with two of the three crew missing. Professor Bernard Quatermass must work out not only what has happened to the missing crew but also what *is* happening to Victor Caroon, the sole survivor. What he discovers has horrifying consequences for the whole world.

This unique production stars Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who, Sherlock) as Quatermass. Other members of the cast include Scott Arthur (Steeltown Murders, Elden Ring, Good Omens), Toby Hadoke (Count Magnus, Hollyoaks, Coronation Street) and Carrie Thompson (Powertool Cheerleaders Vs The Boyband Of The Screeching Dead, Red Rose).

Produced by Jon Dear in association with Hermetic Arts, the performance is on 9 September at Alexandra Palace. For more details click here

 

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