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Q meets Doctor Who, the Queen and Moriarty


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#1 marktmurphy

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Posted 03 July 2013 - 03:08 PM

Not sure if this was reported elsewhere, but Ben Whishaw reprised Q on stage this week for a charity sequel to the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time:

 

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In a face-off that fanboys and girls could previously only dream about, Matt Smith's eleventh Doctor is to do battle with Andrew Scott's evil genius Moriarty as part of a stage production that will also feature Ben Whishaw in his role as James Bond boffin Q.

A Curious Night at the Theatre, a one-off sequel to hit West End show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, will form part of an event at London's Apollo Theatre tonight (Monday 1 July) to raise money for two autism charities.

The play will feature live performances from Jude Law as a supply teacher and Harry Treadaway as its autistic star Boone, together with filmed scenes featuring Smith, Scott andHelen Mirren as the Queen.

The tale sees the Time Lord enlisting Boone's help in an attempt to foil a plot by Moriarty (the villain viewers loved to hate in BBC1's Sherlock) to disseminate a computer virus which would destroy people's ability to understand metaphors (a common effect of autism) and thereby their capacity to create art and culture.

As he embarks on his mission for the Doctor, Boone asks permission from Her Majesty the Queen to seek help from secret service computer expert Q.

The play is a collaboration by author Mark Haddon, who wrote the source novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and the director of the original stage adaptation, Simon Stephens.