The Rocky Horror Show - Tour / Dominion

From experience if you want a quieter audience then best to go early in the week. Some fans now avoid the weekends as well as it has been taken over by drunken crowds - partly due to the “party night out” marketing

It used to be better when you could take rice, water pistols and other bits in with you. But health and safety stopped all that. Now it's tame in comparison.

I'm showing my age because that was a very long time ago.

I've never heard of bounty bars used. At what point? They also had toilet paper. When I saw it in the late 80's, an in house production In Stoke On Trent, it was amazing to see all the paper raining down from the upper levels. A nightmare for theatre cleaners. But back then Rocky Horror was a guaranteed box office winner for any company.

...pation!

I remember the old 80s tours that seemed to run for ever the audience were just as much part of the show as the cast. .... I remember the bounty bars too lol roll rice water pistols ..... I think David dale played frank in those days so much like Tim Curry was fab .... and wasn’t the chap from hi de hi narrator for a long time think I saw biggiins too
The used lasers a lot I remember and lots of painted back cloths

Under usual circumstances I’m one of the first people to bemoan an audience who aren’t sitting quietly, yet even I accept that the participation element heightens the enjoyment of this show. People usually remain extremely respectful and don’t chat throughout, so because there’s an audience script as it were, it’s a lot of fun. The last time I saw it in Aylesbury we only had two girls who seemed to know all of the callbacks, next time I hope there’s more. You simply can’t go to Rocky Horror and judge those who join in (whilst I’m never brave enough to) as you have to go with it, and rightly so.

Not yet - I won’t be seeing it until it the tour comes further north next year - but the fan sites are saying it’s as good as ever and that Stephen Webb is a great Frank. The production photos on TimeWarp.org.uk look great - it’s clearly the same “party” production set and costumes that have been used for a fair few years now, but as much as I’d love to see something new (more gothic horror, less party) I’d still rather see another cast in the same production than no Rocky at all!

I bet the NYE show will be very exciting, my friend went last year and said it was so much fun to ring in the new year with Rocky. Please let us know how it goes and what you think of it, james1969 !

Has this discounted at all in Brighton? Been looking at tickets for Manchester as the husband wants to go (he's never seen it before) and there are loads of seats left but they're not particularly cheap even with my ATG card

Think I'd struggle with the legroom in the gallery, I've been up there before. There's definitely no way the husband would cope as he's bigger than me

Saw this in Liverpool Empire 15+ years ago and had a marvellous day getting lairy on cider (underage) before going into the theatre in full Frank getup. Don't remember much about the production but the overall occasion stays in my head so must have made an impression.

Returned to this last night in Manchester Opera House, which magically managed to fill 70% of its seats 24 hours before the performance (in the same way Bat Out of Hell did on its opening night in MCR). Visually I knew what to expect having seen the 40th Anniversary simulcast on TV but the set looked ever cheaper and tired. It was obviously well rehearsed as they rattled through the production at an incredible speed -2 hours including the interval! - but seemed a very shallow presentation. Brad & Janet very Glee with Brad's nasal singing a bit arduous to sit through. Frank was ok but his wavering accents were needless and terrible. Rocky's acrobatics were good. Riff Raff the mainstay of the production.
Dr Scott/Eddie played by some kid who mustn't be more than 20 was terrible. Out of breath for the entirety of Hot Patootie and the worst dropped voice for Dr Scott going, akin to a GCSE Drama performance.
Liz Macdonald as Narrator obviously jumped in for a dress rehearsal that afternoon, heavily reliant on her script and didn't seem to have a clue what was going on. During the curtain call she just stood there side stage right look at everyone else, not knowing what to do. She tried to join in on the Time Warp but didn't know the moves... Who over 35 who hasn't been to a cheesy disco in the 90s doest know the Macarena and the Time Warp? Cringeworthy.

Anyone who's not seen this show would have been so confused as to what was going on in the second act due to the velocity at which they treated the show.
Band sounded ok. Lights need refocusing so they're not illuminating the rigging in various parts of the stage and house.

I think they've milked this show for all its worth now and its really showing. It needs to go to bed for good few years and come back re-energised, re-produced and re-directed.

Malvern theatre had an offer on the email for there week 5 jan sale promo code Rocky best seats £20