The Fugard Theatre's production of this global musical sensation enjoyed a 27-week sold-out season in 2013 at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town playing to over 60,000 people and extending no fewer than three times before enjoying a 10-week completely sold out run at Joburg's Montecasino Theatre earlier this year.
The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Matthew Wild with Musical Direction by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder and Choreography by Louisa Talbot, was nominated for nine Fleur du Cap Awards earlier this year, with Brendan van Rhyn, Daneel van der Walt and Andrew Laubscher winning as Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, respectively.
The Rocky Horror Show's all-South African cast is led by Brendan van Rhyn as Dr Frank-N-Furter, Andrew Laubscher as Riff Raff, Daneel van der Walt as Magenta and Fleur du Cap 2013 nominees Paul du Toit as Brad, Jenny Stead as Janet, Dominique Maher as Columbia, and Adrian Galley as the Narrator, who rejoins the cast from 12 August onwards. Pierre van Heerden plays Dr Scott and Eddie, and Shaun Smit plays the buff, tanned blonde-haired Rocky. Singing sensation Lucy Tops returns to her role as the Usherette for the full Cape Town return season. Jemma Shankland, Jenna Robinson-Child, Emile Doubell, Sven-Eric Muller and Zolani Shangase support the core company.
The live onstage band, led by Charl-Johan Lingenfelder and featuring Kate Borthwick, Rob Ogilvie, Zeke le Grange, Alessandro Batazzi and Justin Maree, accompanies the cast every night as they belt out the iconic hit songs Science Fiction/Double Feature, Dammit, Janet!, Sweet Transvestite, and The Time Warp.
Show-specific Participation Packs are a huge hit and make for even more fun as fabulously dressed up, fun-loving theatre-goers throw confetti, wave glow sticks and snap their plastic gloves as instructed by the Narrator. Participation Packs are for sale nightly at the theatre. There will be Official Dress-up Nights at each 8pm performance every Friday and Saturday night beginning on Friday, 25 July. The best-dressed person will win an Apple iPad mini at the end of the season.
For The Rocky Horror Show Fanatics there are also two special Halloween Performances on Friday, 31 October at 7pm and 10.30pm.
The Rocky Horror Show performances run Tuesday to Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm and Sundays at 5.30pm. Tickets ranging from R100 to R250 are available through Computicket or the Theatre box office on +27 (0)21 461 4554. Snack baskets are available from the Fugard Bar (and Rooftop Bar) before and after each performance. Please note the show rating is PG 16 and extensive strobe lighting is used in the production.
