Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show is coming to a big screen near you on 28 October 2021.
This special Halloween performance will be broadcast live from the Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre in London’s West End to over 500 hundred cinemas across the UK and Europe. Tickets are on sale now from rockyhorrorincinemas.com.
Starring Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba as Brad, the screening live from the Peacock Theatre is part of the UK tour that continues to break records in theatres across the country which runs until June 2022. The Rocky Horror Show is a guaranteed party featuring timeless classics, including ‘Sweet Transvestite’, ‘Dammit Janet’, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting, show-stopping ‘Time Warp’.
With the announcement of October’s cinema broadcast, even more theatre lovers across the UK will have the opportunity to watch this “colourful, in your face, relentlessly energetic” (The Times) musical that continues to stand the test of time and fill theatres across the country.
Joining Ore in the cast of The Rocky Horror Show as Frank is Stephen Webb (Jersey Boys/Legally Blonde), alongside Philip Franks (The Darling Buds of May) as The Narrator. They will be joined by fan favourite Haley Flaherty (Mamma Mia!/Chicago) as Janet.
Kristian Lavercombe (Jersey Boys/Jesus Christ Superstar) once again reprises his role as Riff Raff, following more than 1,800 performances around the world, with Lauren Ingram (Beauty and the Beast/My Fair Lady) as Columbia. Ben Westhead (Oliver!/The Sound of Music) as Rocky, with Joe Allen (Little Shop of Horrors/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Eddie and Dr Scott.
Cast as Phantoms are Reece Budin (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical/Man of La Mancha), Jordan Fox (Kinky Boots/Hairspray), Rachel Grundy (Starlight Express/Peter Pan) and Darcy Finden who is making her professional debut. Danny Knott (Saturday Night Fever/A Midsummer Night’s Dream) is Male Swing and Stefania Du Toit (Starlight Express/Singin’ in the Rain) is Female Swing and Dance Captain.
The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank’n’Furter. It is an adventure they’ll never forget, filled with fun, frolics, frocks, and frivolity.
The musical first began life in 1973 before an audience of just 63 people in the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. It was an immediate success and transferred to the Chelsea Classic Cinema, before going on to run at the King’s Road Theatre from 1973-79 and the Comedy Theatre in the West End from 1979-80. Since then, it has become the world’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll musical, having been performed worldwide for over 48 years in more than 30 countries and translated into 20 languages.
Ore Oduba said:
“I am thrilled to be part of the Halloween live cinema screening of The Rocky Horror Show. It’s been a wild ride so far on tour, the audiences have been incredible. So we can’t wait to share the fun, frolics and frivolity with cinema audiences all over the UK – for one night only!”
Trafalgar Releasing CEO Marc Allenby added: “We’re excited to bring The Rocky Horror Show back to cinemas for this special Halloween broadcast, working with our partners within the Trafalgar Entertainment Group. As audiences return to cinemas on a major scale, this fan favourite provides an opportunity for a guaranteed fun-filled night out, packed with classic songs and humour.”
The Rocky Horror Show tour is produced by Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Mallory Factor for Hill Street Productions and Rupert Gavin in association with Christian C. Yegen, Mark Lubkeman, Kathryn Bricken, and Jason Brueschke for APOTA Productions
WHAT THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
★★★★★ “Fresh, subversive, essential” – Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ “Fierce and fabulous fun” – Daily Express
“Still the sexiest and funniest show in town” – Evening Standard
“Hard to think of another musical quite as unique as this. Christopher Luscombe’s affectionate production feels like a genuine blast from the past” – Mail on Sunday
“So fast, so funny, so sexy” – Daily Mail
Trafalgar Theatre Productions was co-founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is a premium international live entertainment business focused on new productions and the distribution of live-streaming innovative content. Trafalgar Releasing is the global leader in event cinema distribution.
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