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    Bernard Cribbins

    Source: Showmasters London Doctor Who

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    Space pirate ahoy! Guardians of the Galaxy’s Michael Rooker revealed as first MCM Manchester guest

    Source: MCM Manchester Guardians of the Galaxy star Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) is the first special guest to…

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    A Nightmare on Elm Street – Sweet Dreams

    Source: Showmasters Cardiff Film and Comic Con Cardiff brings you the wonderful Robert Englund. Robert is joining us on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th…

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    Matthew Smith Joins Us At PLAY Expo Manchester For Jet Set Willy’s 35th Birthday!

    Source: Play Expo Manchester {novideo} If you had to choose one video-game character to represent the Sinclair Spectrum, chances are it would be Miner…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Cooper Andrews

admin July 4, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re excited to announce that Cooper Andrews will be our guest at EM-Con Nottingham. Cooper is best known for his reoccurring role…

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Pollyanna McIntosh

admin July 3, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re excited to announce that Pollyanna McIntosh will be with us for EM-Con Nottingham. Pollyanna is best known for her roles in…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Johnny Five

admin June 12, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re happy to announce that EM-Con will have a working replica of Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit films. Attendees will be…

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Play Expo Glasgow

PLAY Expo Glasgow Postponed until 2021

admin May 13, 2020

Source: Play Glasgow A statement regarding PLAY Expo Glasgow 2020 and the ongoing Covid19 crisis. Over the past week the British and Scottish governments…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Juliana Harkavy

admin May 11, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re excited to announce that Juliana Harkavy will be our guest at EM-Con in 2021. Juliana is well known for her role…

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Play Expo Manchester

PLAY Expo Manchester postponed until 2021

admin March 24, 2020

Source: Play Expo Manchester A statement regarding PLAY Expo Manchester 2020 and the Covid19 outbreak. Over the past week we have been monitoring the…

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Play Expo Manchester

Guest Announcement – The Gaming Muso

admin March 4, 2020

Source: Play Expo Manchester {novideo} We’ve got an awesome guest announcement for PLAY Expo Manchester today: James Marsh aka The Gaming Muso! The…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Catherine Tate

admin March 3, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re excited to announce that Catherine Tate will be our guest for EM-Con Nottingham. Catherine is an Actor and writer, Catherine Tate…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Danny John-Jules

admin February 29, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham EM-Con is delighted to welcome to its guest line up for May, Danny John-Jules. Danny is best known for his role as…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Frances Barber

admin February 17, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham EM-Con is delighted to welcome Frances Barber to our guest list for our convention in May. Frances is best known for her…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Charles Martinet

admin February 15, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re delighted to welcome Charles Martinet as our guest to EM-Con Nottingham. Charles is an actor and writer, best known for voicing…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Karl Kopinski

admin February 11, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re delighted to welcome Karl Kopinski to our guest line up for EM-Con Nottingham. Karl is a nottingham based artist with over…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Miriam Margolyes

admin February 7, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re excited to announce that Miriam Margolyes will be attending EM-Con Nottingham this May. Miriam Margolyes OBE is best known for her…

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Play Expo Manchester

Guest Announcement – Utah Saints

admin February 6, 2020

Source: Play Expo Manchester The Utah Saints are coming to PLAY Expo Manchester! Lauded as “The first true Stadium House band” by The KLF,…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Alex Kingston

admin February 1, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re delighted to welcome Alex Kingston as our guest for EM-Con Nottingham. Known for roles in some of the most popular television…

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EM-Con Nottingham

John Wagner

admin January 27, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We are utterly delighted to welcome John Wagner as our guest for EM-Con Nottingham. John Wagner is a comics writer who, alongside…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Blake Harrison

admin January 20, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We’re delighted to welcome Blake Harrison as our guest to EM-Con Nottingham in May. Blake is best known for playing the role…

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EM-Con Nottingham

Jason Mewes

admin January 18, 2020

Source: EM-Con Nottingham We are delighted to welcome Jason Mewes exclusively as our guest to EM-Con Nottingham on the 2nd and 3rd of May. Jason…

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Event Postponement Update

Unfortunately we have to deliver the news that both For the Love of Horror and For the Love of Wrestling are going to be rescheduled to 2021.

At each step of the way we have tried to keep communicating with fans to let you know our thought process and what needed to happen for the events to take place. The decision to reschedule was taken earlier today after a meeting with our team and conversations with the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. We will try and give as much detail as possible in this message.

We are not naive, and always knew (as we stated in previous correspondence) that there would be great challenges in running events in October, but we felt that we owed it to the fans to do our very best, and that meant staying positive and waiting for updates from the government on the national response to COVID and how/when large venues could re-open.

Why we reached this decision

Quarantine from USA - After long consultation with our Visa specialist we were no closer to understanding whether guests from America could be allowed in the UK. They also weren't confident that any business exceptions could be made. This wasn't a 'deal breaker' in terms of a cancellation, but as days and weeks passed the chances of getting American guests into the UK has gradually diminished. This factor is still at the 'wait and see' stage, however it was always likely to have been a serious impediment.

Social Distancing - We've received many messages about how social distancing would affect photos. We stated all along that if the 1m+ rule remained then we wouldn't be comfortable keeping peoples money for photos that were purchased under different circumstances. No doubt some people would be happy standing a metre from the guests and having a picture - but others wouldn't feel they got the full value for their money. We had it confirmed today by the venue that they fully expect the 1m+ rule to be in place by October. This is a deal breaker for us, as it fundamentally alters the event experience for many people.

Ticket Sales - We understand why most events want to careful manage their PR when cancelling a show, and things like ticket sales wouldn't be discussed. But we want to be 100% transparent. Since lockdown ticket sales for our events have dropped to about 1 or 2% of what they were prior to the pandemic. Part of the reason is that our marketing efforts had mostly been halted. It's very difficult putting a large spend into marketing a show that's 50/50 to happen in the first place. Assuming we could run the events, there is a great likelihood that we would lose a considerable amount of money which jeopardises future shows and would spoil the experience for the people who did attend.

How about For the Love of Sci-Fi?

As things stand we're still hoping to run this event, and there are a few elements still in our favour. Firstly we have an extra month - which could be useful. Secondly due to the incredible popularity of Millie Bobby Brown, the event had been very close to a sell out. We are far more confident of being able to still run this event, but will of course continue to provide updates.

When are the rescheduled dates?

Both shows have been rescheduled for 2021.

For the Love of Wrestling will take place on May 15th and 16th 2021 at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool.

For the Love of Horror will take place on October 23rd and 24th 2021 at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester.

Both of these dates are confirmed with the venues.

Which guests will be rescheduled?

Our intention is to move as many of the current guests across as possible. However please appreciate that schedules are a little up in the air at the moment. We made the decision to tell the public at the same time as the guests/agents. This means we will need a few weeks to determine who can attend next year and who can't. We hope that you appreciate that we wanted you to know straight away and we didn't cancel the event behind the scenes first and keep selling tickets for a date we knew wasn't happening.

Once we confirm that a guest won't be attending the new date we will let you know immediately and process a refund for that guest.

Can I get a refund?

It remains our policy that people have the option to receive a refund if they want one. We have made a few comments about this in the past, and we truly believe that it is both wrong, and completely unfair to try to offer any type of credit instead.

Next week we will post with details about how you can apply for a refund. Please don't message us in the meantime as we won't be processing requests until next week. It will be a simple process. We use an external ticket agency so that this type of thing is managed quickly and efficiently. Once processed a refund should take from 7-10 days to reappear in your bank. If it takes any longer then contact the source you purchased tickets from as it usually means that either your email wasn't received or the card you paid with has since expired (and you need to provide new card details for your refund).

Of course we very much want our show fans to keep supporting the events, and that's why we hope that by being honest and doing the right thing, that many of you will in return stick with us and retain your tickets for 2021. We are asking everyone to please keep your tickets and support us during this time. Next week we will also give details on a 'Thank You' offer that we'll make for everyone who does stick with us.

Once again thank you for your patience and for so many of you that have believed in us and stayed positive. We know that during these times it's always easier to be negative, but we tried to run the event, and have remained honest and open throughout that process. We have a lot of work to do now over the next few days so please hold fire with any questions until our next update.

Thanks again - and we'll see you soon.

Andrew Kleek CEO Monopoly Events
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For the Love of Horror
Event Postponement Update

Unfortunately we have to deliver the news that both For the Love of Horror and For the Love of Wrestling are going to be rescheduled to 2021.

At each step of the way we have tried to keep communicating with fans to let you know our thought process and what needed to happen for the events to take place. The decision to reschedule was taken earlier today after a meeting with our team and conversations with the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. We will try and give as much detail as possible in this message.

We are not naive, and always knew (as we stated in previous correspondence) that there would be great challenges in running events in October, but we felt that we owed it to the fans to do our very best, and that meant staying positive and waiting for updates from the government on the national response to COVID and how/when large venues could re-open.

Why we reached this decision

Quarantine from USA - After long consultation with our Visa specialist we were no closer to understanding whether guests from America could be allowed in the UK. They also weren't confident that any business exceptions could be made. This wasn't a 'deal breaker' in terms of a cancellation, but as days and weeks passed the chances of getting American guests into the UK has gradually diminished. This factor is still at the 'wait and see' stage, however it was always likely to have been a serious impediment.

Social Distancing - We've received many messages about how social distancing would affect photos. We stated all along that if the 1m+ rule remained then we wouldn't be comfortable keeping peoples money for photos that were purchased under different circumstances. No doubt some people would be happy standing a metre from the guests and having a picture - but others wouldn't feel they got the full value for their money. We had it confirmed today by the venue that they fully expect the 1m+ rule to be in place by October. This is a deal breaker for us, as it fundamentally alters the event experience for many people.

Ticket Sales - We understand why most events want to careful manage their PR when cancelling a show, and things like ticket sales wouldn't be discussed. But we want to be 100% transparent. Since lockdown ticket sales for our events have dropped to about 1 or 2% of what they were prior to the pandemic. Part of the reason is that our marketing efforts had mostly been halted. It's very difficult putting a large spend into marketing a show that's 50/50 to happen in the first place. Assuming we could run the events, there is a great likelihood that we would lose a considerable amount of money which jeopardises future shows and would spoil the experience for the people who did attend.

How about For the Love of Sci-Fi?

As things stand we're still hoping to run this event, and there are a few elements still in our favour. Firstly we have an extra month - which could be useful. Secondly due to the incredible popularity of Millie Bobby Brown, the event had been very close to a sell out. We are far more confident of being able to still run this event, but will of course continue to provide updates.

When are the rescheduled dates?

Both shows have been rescheduled for 2021.

For the Love of Wrestling will take place on May 15th and 16th 2021 at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool.

For the Love of Horror will take place on October 23rd and 24th 2021 at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester.

Both of these dates are confirmed with the venues.

Which guests will be rescheduled?

Our intention is to move as many of the current guests across as possible. However please appreciate that schedules are a little up in the air at the moment. We made the decision to tell the public at the same time as the guests/agents. This means we will need a few weeks to determine who can attend next year and who can't. We hope that you appreciate that we wanted you to know straight away and we didn't cancel the event behind the scenes first and keep selling tickets for a date we knew wasn't happening.

Once we confirm that a guest won't be attending the new date we will let you know immediately and process a refund for that guest.

Can I get a refund?

It remains our policy that people have the option to receive a refund if they want one. We have made a few comments about this in the past, and we truly believe that it is both wrong, and completely unfair to try to offer any type of credit instead.

Next week we will post with details about how you can apply for a refund. Please don't message us in the meantime as we won't be processing requests until next week. It will be a simple process. We use an external ticket agency so that this type of thing is managed quickly and efficiently. Once processed a refund should take from 7-10 days to reappear in your bank. If it takes any longer then contact the source you purchased tickets from as it usually means that either your email wasn't received or the card you paid with has since expired (and you need to provide new card details for your refund).

Of course we very much want our show fans to keep supporting the events, and that's why we hope that by being honest and doing the right thing, that many of you will in return stick with us and retain your tickets for 2021. We are asking everyone to please keep your tickets and support us during this time. Next week we will also give details on a 'Thank You' offer that we'll make for everyone who does stick with us.

Once again thank you for your patience and for so many of you that have believed in us and stayed positive. We know that during these times it's always easier to be negative, but we tried to run the event, and have remained honest and open throughout that process. We have a lot of work to do now over the next few days so please hold fire with any questions until our next update.

Thanks again - and we'll see you soon.

Andrew Kleek CEO Monopoly Events
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