The Rocky Horror Show
The show originally at the Theatre Royal in May 1984 was based on the revival previously performed a few years earlier at the Kenneth More theatre. It was so successful, it did a mini-tour in the autumn of 84. The following year the show did a full regional theatre tour, before finally coming off the road in July 1988 after the show’s creator Richard O’Brien wanted to stage a new West End version.
Crowd control was always fun, the amount of rice to be sweep up between shows and the vast amounts of water pistols & squeezy bottles that been smuggled in! (as they became banned for causing mayhem due to making the stage very slippery when the water mixed with the rice). The tour had some very good actors in the roles including Bobby Crush as Frank ‘n’ Furter! Very Strange to see him in fishnets and not behind a piano…
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Brad | Owen Whittaker
(1983) |
|---|---|
| Columbia | Lorraine Porter
(1983 – 1984) |
| Eddie / Dr Scott | Jeff Pirie
(1983 – 1984) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Jeffery Longmore
(1983 – 1985) |
| Janet | Shealagh Dennis
(1983) |
| Narrator | Vivyan Ellacot
(1983 – 1984) |
| Riff Raff | Neil Merryweather
(1983) |
| Rocky Horror | Simon Hayward
(1983) |
| Brad | Stepen Fischer
(1984) |
| Brad | Christopher Marlowe
(1984 – 1987) |
| Columbia | Alison Ruffelle
(1984 – 1985) |
| Janet | Julia Howson
(1984 – 1987) |
| Janet | Sally Ann Triplett
(1984) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Caroline Reed
(1984) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Elisa Tebith
(1984) |
| Narrator | Peter Beadle
(1984 – 1985) |
| Riff Raff | Christopher Channing
(1984) |
| Riff Raff | Matthew Ryan
(1984) |
| Rocky Horror | Stephen J Dean
(1984 – 1985) |
| Columbia | Deirdre Forrest
(1985) |
| Eddie / Dr Scott | Desmond Barrit
(1985) |
| Eddie / Dr Scott | James Head
(1985) |
| Eddie / Dr Scott | Barry McKenna
(1985) |
| Frank-n-Furter | David Dale
(1985) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Richard Kates
(1985) |
| Janet | Andrea Milton
(1985) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Judith Eyre
(1985) |
| Narrator | Ian Gardiner
(1985) |
| Narrator | Anthony Mayne
(1985) |
| Riff Raff | Keith Burns
(1985) |
| Riff Raff | Paul Kerryson
(1985) |
| Rocky Horror | Philip Fry
(1985) |
| Rocky Horror | Mark Hadigan
(1985) |
| Rocky Horror | Brian Lawrence
(1985 – 1085) |
| Brad | Graeme Smith
(1986) |
| Columbia | Julie Faye
(1986) |
| Dr Scott | Patrick French
(1986) |
| Dr Scott | Mark Turnbull
(1986 – 1987) |
| Eddie | Simon Fox
(1986) |
| Eddie | Andrew Ryan
(1986) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Bobby Crush
(1986) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Jonathan Kiley
(1986 – 1987) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Cameron Stuart
(1986) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Adeen Fogle
(1986) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Elisa Tebith
(1986) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Daliah Wood
(1986 – 1987) |
| Narrator | Peter Thorne
(1986 – 1989) |
| Riff Raff | Paul Critchlow
(1986 – 1988) |
| Riff Raff | Kinny Gardiner
(1986) |
| Rocky Horror | David Ingram
(1986 – 1988) |
| Brad | Craig Deegan
(1987 – 1988) |
| Brad | Andrew Ryan
(1987) |
| Columbia | Janet Burgis
(1987) |
| Columbia | Lorinda King
(1987 – 1988) |
| Eddie / Dr Scott | Marc Seymour
(1987) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Bobby Bannerman
(1987) |
| Magenta / Usherette | Julie Fox
(1987 – 1988) |
| Narrator | John North
(1987) |
| Rocky Horror | Jen-Paul Orr
(1987 – 1988) |
| Dr Scott | Roger John-Lee
(1988) |
| Eddie | Paul Cottingham
(1988) |
| Frank-n-Furter | Mark Turnbull
(1988) |
| Narrator | Marc Seymour
(1988) |
Crew | |
| Costume Designer | Sue Blane |
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Play description
Follows squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank N Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including ‘Sweet Transvestite’, ‘Damn It Janet’ and, of course, the pelvic-thrusting ‘Time Warp’, Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity. This is the boldest bash of them all, so fish out the fishnets, buff up your basque and sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Don’t dream it – be it!
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