Delia Derbyshire

A new play chronicling the career of Delia Derbyshire, the producer of the Doctor Who theme, is currently being developed.

A co-production between The Tron venue, Glasgow and the Reeling and Writhing theatre company, the production will use Derbyshire's creative career as a way of portraying the space age era of the early 60s.

Every care has been made to make the production as historically accurate as possible, with Delia Derbyshire's life being directly researched through interviews with her friends and colleagues.

The Doctor Who theme will feature heavily, as will Delia's other work. It's also hoped that new music, inspired by the music, and using the technology of the time, will be performed live.

The design of the show will draw on the futurism of the 60s as well as 'swinging' London. The production will also be supported by a website, which will feature free music downloads.

Delia Derbyshire (working title) is planned to premiere in September 2004. More information will be reported on the Cult site as we get it, or you can join a email list for news on the Reeling and Writhing website (via the link above).