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Garrow’s Law co. BBC

Kieran Kinsella

Acorn Media’s February 26 line-up begins with a value box set of the BBC’s most popular courtroom drama – Garrow’s Law. Acorn have previously released some of the 18th century barrister’s stories in the U.S. but this 6 disc set is Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection. Aside from the twelve episodes that aired during the show’s three year run, you also get an hour of extras that includes a feature on the real life William Garrow and some behind-the-scenes footage.

The real William Garrow was something of a social reformer who did his best to defend the poor and the uneducated at a time when “justice” was often swift and harsh. Andrew Buchan (The Sinking of the Laconia) takes on the title role. He looks a little like Ross Poldark and the whole show is based in the same...

With Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark fully revealed to the public (and struggling to evolve into a show worth paying more attention to) it's time to get more detail on the next superhero stage spectacular. That would be Batman Live, which is planned to premiere in Manchester this July, and which will then embark upon a tour of arenas in the UK and Europe before moving to Us arenas in summer 2012. Producer Nick Grace (Walking With Dinosaurs, Mamma Mia!) promises [1] a huge scale and went with arenas because they can accommodate "pyrotechnics and large video screens and lots of action." Now you can see some set designs for the show, which certainly seem to use the potential for a large scale. If the sets come together like that, they'll be visually impressive, for certain. Lots of room for movement and action, and the circus set promises good stuff for the telling of Robin's origin.

Batman Live Worldwide Arena Tour

World Premiere & UK Tour Kicks Off July 2011

Visually stunning live production to feature Batman and a host of iconic characters and settings from the famed world of DC Comics

Burbank, Calif., – November 8, 2010 – Warner Bros. Consumer Products (Wbcp), DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd (Wlp) announced today that Batman Live – a unique action-packed live show - will tour arenas for the first time ever across the UK and Europe, beginning in summer 2011 and arriving in North America by summer 2012.

Opening in Manchester on 20th July 2011 and visiting Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Dublin and Belfast, tickets for Batman Live go on sale on Friday 12th November 2010. Batman Live is a visually stunning production, complete with a brand new original storyline. The live show will feature Batman, his trusty counterpart Robin, tireless butler Alfred and a host of other favourite Batman characters,...

Way back in April we told you that Warner Bros. and DC Comics were planning a Batman Live stage show, a touring arena production targeted at children and families written by Alan Burnett and Stan Berkowitz, the writers behind various animated Batman and Superman TV series, and produced by the team who transformed Walking With Dinosaurs into a touring event.

Now, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment have announced that Batman Live will tour arenas for the first time ever across the UK and Europe, beginning in the summer of 2011 and arriving in North America by summer of 2012. Check out the press release below for all the details.

Press Release:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (Wbcp), DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd (Wlp) announced today that Batman Live – a unique action-packed live show – will tour arenas for the first time ever across the UK and Europe,...

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment announced today that the Batman Live world arena tour is kicking-off next summer. Batman Live is based on an original story being created exclusively for the show. Producer Nick Grace explained that the show is "a totally unique experience. This is not a musical but a high quality live show with a thrilling Batman story, filled with action, that will appeal to adults, teenagers and families." It will be interesting to see exactly what they have planned for this show. I'm not expecting much from it, but who knows, it could end up being incredibly awesome. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. 

Here's the full Press release:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (Wbcp), DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd (Wlp) announced today that Batman Live  - a unique action-packed live show - will tour arenas for the...