Theatre fans in the Melbourne CBD area who are keen on dressing up and audience participation will no doubt be clamouring for tickets to see the 50th anniversary show of Rocky Horror. Poster printing throughout the city will ensure that fans are able to buy tickets in good time, for what are sure to be sell-out performances.
The Rocky Horror show has enthralled and excited audiences since its inception in 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London. Such has been its popularity, it is a truism that the show is always playing somewhere in the world. The iconic film version followed two years later, with Tim Curry as Frank N Furter, and has helped spawn generations of fans, with outrageous songs, costumes and characters.
With Jason Donovan kicking off the show as Frank N Furter in Melbourne, the show is guaranteed to be a sassy, over-the top adventure. Audience members often dress as one of the characters in the show, the more over the top the better. Seasoned fans of Rocky Horror often shout out stock phrases on cue during the performance; there’s a chance everyone in the theatre will be on their feet to join in with the Time Warp.
The Rocky Horror show takes place from Friday, May 18 until Sunday, June 11 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000. Tickets cost from $55.
