The Rocky Horror Show - 30th Birthday Tour

Synopsis

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!

Our Review:

25 June 2003

Note: The following review dates from October 2002 and an earlier stop on this production's 30th anniversary tour.

The Rocky Horror Show seems to be caught in its own time warp. A Rockette (or whatever it the Rocky Horror equivalent to a Trekkie is) would no doubt handcuff him or herself (in stilettos, of course) to Richard O'Brien's railings should a single line, gesture or hair streak dare to be changed by the insolence of a director who thinks he may know better.

And so it is with Christopher Malcolm's sparkling 30th anniversary outing, a re-heated version of the production in which Frank N Furter has been dragging his tacky fishnets and high heels around the country for at least the past decade. It doesn't matter one iota. Freezing a production in time (rather like the unfortunate Eddie (the terrific Drew Jameson) can either produce something dowdy and dated (like West Side Story) or a gloriously nostalgic celebration. Rocky H...

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Latest User Review

USER: Whatsonstage.com (194.105.168.6) - 25 June 2003:

The show's score and characters are still as fresh and believable as when it opened 30 years ago. However, the set in this production is awful; the space is wasted and it looks very amatur and cheep. Rhona Cameron gives a plausable performance as the Narrator: showing ability to engage in the part and with the audience. Jonathan Wilkes is senational as Frank. It is a good show - just don't be too picky. Enjoy!...

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