Who Party was a one day Doctor Who convention that took place on Saturday June 13th, 2009. The event brought together Doctor Who fans with guest speakers who have worked on the series.
Programming and attractions at Who Party will included guest talks, autographs, Doctor Who merchandise for sale, video presentations and Toby Hadoke's spectacular one man show.
Who Party Schedule
Registration opens at 10:00am.
Dealers Room open from 10:00am until 6:00pm
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf at 6:30pm
Guest Appearances By:
James Strong
James Strong is a prolific director for the new series of Doctor Who, having directed 7 episodes between 2006 and 2009 (The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, Voyage of the Damned, Partners in Crime and Planet of the Dead), and enjoys the unique claim of having directed no less than 5 different leading Doctor Who ladies in the process (Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman, Kylie Minogue, Catherine Tate and Michelle Ryan). James has also directed two episodes of Torchwood (Cyberwoman, They Keep Killing Suzie) and two episodes from the 5th season of the hit series Hustle. His other directing credits include Casualty, Holby City, Rocket Man and Doctors.
Colin Teague
Colin Teague, the first person to direct for Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, will be making his Doctor Who convention debut at Who Party. Colin has directed for both Series 3 and 4 of the New Doctor Who (The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords and The Fires of Pompeii), the debut story of The Sarah Jane Adventures (Invasion of the Bane), and four episodes of Torchwood (Ghost Machine, Greeks Bearing Gifts, Sleeper and Meat). He has also directed for other British series such as Holby City and Being Human.
Robert Shearman
Rob Shearman is the writer of the series one episode Dalek, which brought back the Daleks to the new series of Doctor Who. He has written the Doctor Who audios for Big Finish Productions, The Holy Terror, The Maltese Penguin, The Chimes of Midnight, Jubilee, Deadline Scherzo and 100. An acclaimed playwright, Rob's first collection of short fiction, Tiny Deaths won the 2008 World Fantasy Award. He continues to write for television, radio and stage and lives in London.
Toby Hadoke
Actor, writer and comedian Toby Hadoke is bringing his hit Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf to Canada for the first time. This full length show was first performed in Manchester in 2005 before moving on to a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A hit with both mainstream and Doctor Who audiences we are delighted to be welcoming Toby to Toronto.
http://www.mothsate.com/
Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin is the author of eight highly acclaimed Doctor Who novels including Just War, The Dying Days, Father Time and The Gallifrey Chronicles. His most recent Doctor Who book is the New Series Adventure The Eyeless featuring the Tenth Doctor. He has contributed several scripts to Big Finish's Doctor Who range and has written a number of non-fiction books about television. His most recent work published by Mad Norwegian Press, Time Unincorporated Volume 1, is an anthology featuring his "Beige Planet Lance" columns from the Doctor Who Information Network fanzine Enlightenment and other publications.
Hotel:
The hotel for Who Party Toronto was the Best Western Primrose
The Best Western Primrose is located at 111 Carlton Street, two blocks east of Yonge Street and the College Subway Station.
Directions to the Best Western Primrose Hotel.
For those driving there are a number of pay parking lots in the area including:
On east side of Jarvis just north of Carlton. Look for a Blue P.
On east side of Church just North Of Carlton. Number 411 Chruch
On both sides of Chruch jsut south of Carlton.
Park-In-Pay Services Inc? - 514 Church Street, at Maitland
Just send us an email to be added to our mailing list.
whopartytoronto@gmail.com
Who Party is being organized by DWIN, the Doctor Who Information Network
DWIN is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the celebration and promotion of 'Doctor Who' and its Fandom.
The Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN) was founded in 1980 and continues to serve hundreds of fans in Canada, the USA and other countries around the world. It was one of the first Doctor Who clubs in North America, and is the longest running Doctor Who club on the continent.
DWIN publishes an award winning bimonthly fanzine entitled Enlightenment.
The club also publishes Doctor Who fan fiction in its fiction anthologies Myth Makers (short stories) and Myth Makers Presents (novel-length stories and special collections) fanzines. Both of these publications have also won awards.
DWIN also puts on Doctor Who conventions, and fan events. The most recent full convention was Who Party 13 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in November 2001, with guests John Leeson, author Lance Parkin, author Paul Ebbs and Artist Steve Johnson. In October of 2004 Who Bash was held in Toronto, Ontario. It was a one day Doctor Who celebration with New Series Writer Rob Shearman as our special guest and in 2005 it held Bad Wolf One, a guest-less one-day event in Toronto. 2006 saw The Torchwood House Party, while 2008 included a small Doctor Who 45th Anniversary event.
