We’ve had Doctor Who Live and now it’s the turn of another iconic character who’s been around even longer than the Doctor – Batman!

The Batman Live World Arena Tour will premier in the UK in summer 2011 and has been described as ‘an all-new, live-action arena adventure set to take the world by storm.’

The story is all-new and written exclusively for the show. Batman Live will feature exciting stunts, acrobatic acts and illusions. Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum will be brought to life on stage and Batman and Robin will fight old foes such as the Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, The Penguin and Two-Face.

Starting at the Manchester Evening News Arena on 20 July, the show will also appear in Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Dublin and Belfast.

Further details can be found here.

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

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