The Rocky Horror Picture Show UK Tour

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Manchester Opera House

11/01/19

Brad and Janet are a picture perfect, newly engaged couple who suffer a flat tyre and call upon support from the nearest home – a creepy castle. It soon becomes a night to remember as the occupants perform wacky Frankenstein experiments after meeting some interesting characters such as Riff Raff, Magenta, Columbia and the wild Frank-N-Furter.

Richard O’Brien’s smash hit has been wowing sell-out audiences for more than four decades – 30 million theatre-goers at the last count apparently!Someone who, aside from knowing or at least having heard most of the songs, actually didn’t have the first clue as to what it was actually about.

Ben Adams and Joanne Clifton make for the most perfect Brad and Janet. You can tell they’ve worked together in the past as they have great chemistry and look very comfortable as a duo. Both create sickly sweet caricatures of a 50s couple, totally innocent to the real world, animated with cheesy smiles and exaggerated movements.

Beverley Callard, star of Coronation Street leads the show as the Narrator along with Kristian Lavercombe with 1400 Rocky performances under his belt and it shows as his characterisation of Riff Raff is hilarious and his vocals are the stand out of the night. Callum Evans is an impressively athletic Rocky, Laura Harrison really sells the seductive side of Magneta with a stunning voice, Columbia is as wacky as can be thanks to Miracle Chance and Ross Chisari shows perfect comedy timing as Dr Scott and Eddie.

If you’ve never seen The Rocky Horror Show before then it’s an experience you need to undertake, the buzz from both the cast and the crowd is electric. It’s one of only a few theatre productions that actually encourage audience participation and the fans come out dressed in outrageous outfits and have some hilarious heckles that often see them become the stars of the show.