The 11th Doctor, Matt Smith, as Batman?! Do go on…

the British actor was playing a comedic Batman over the weekend for an event called 24 Hour Plays (the plays are written the night before by various playwrights, then the actors have only a day of rehearsals before going live on stage) in Santa Monica, Calif.

So Mr Smith is stretching his legs and giving it the Hollywood try, eh? Good on ya, mate.

All the plays in the event are written the night before by various playwrights.

The actors then spend just one day rehearsing before performing it.

At the start of his play – called Gotham Autopsy – Smith was covered in a sheet in a mortuary before he came to life as a confused Batman. Comedian and Don’t Mess With Zohan star Nick Swardson starred as Robin. Also in his play was Kick Ass star Lyndsy Fonseca and fellow Brit Saffron Burrows. Half-way through the 20 minute skit Smith dropped his fake American accent and became a cockney to huge laughs from the audience.

This 24 Hour Plays thing sounds like a neat theater event somewhat unique to the LA scene. Where else would you see The Doctor as Batman, Eva Mendes dressed as a pumpkin or movie Fantastic Four’s Reed Richards(aka Ioan Gruffudd) on stage in a yellow polka dot bikini ?

No, really. That happened.

via Blastr, Telegraph, Daily Mail