13th June 2009 - MEN Arena

Jeff Wayne will again be conducting The Black Smoke Band and The ULLAdubULLA Strings in the 30th Anniversary UK tour of his musical version of the War of the Worlds.

Starring TV, Music & theatre sensation Jennifer Ellison as Beth, Parson Nathaniel’s wife, and returning for the third consecutive year Moody Blues Justin Hayward as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist, and Manfred Mann’s Chris Thompson as The Voice of Humanity. Remaining guest artistes to be announced soon.

Audiences were astounded by the groundbreaking technology already featured in the previous productions including:

• 11-foot high 3D photo-real floating hologram of Richard Burton, In Sight and Sound, as George Herbert, The Journalist
• 3-tonne, 35-foot tall Martian Fighting Machine firing Heat Rays at the audience and scanning them with its bug-like eyes
• 100-foot wide by 25 foot high screen projecting CGI-animation and live performances throughout the show
• Flame, Pyro and other exciting special effects to heighten the audience’s interactive experience!

But the 2009 Anniversary tour will be even bigger and better, in fact the best production yet!