Rocky Horror Show
Milton Keynes Theatre
4th – 9th February 2019
Walking into Milton Keynes Theatre on a chilly Monday night
surrounded by hordes of men in stockings and suspenders and women clad in tiny French
maid’s outfits can only mean one thing…the legendary Rocky Horror Show is back!
I cannot believe it is 46 years old, making its debut in
a tiny upstairs theatre in London in 1973. Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror shows
no sign of ageing –it is still as bright, bold and bananas!
There was a real buzz around the theatre from the many
audience members who were dressed up for the occasion - the whoops and cheers
began as soon as the live band plays their first note.
If you don’t know the story, here a quick overview… A geeky
kid Brad (Ben Adams of A1 boy band fame) and his drippy fiancé Janet (Strictly’s
Joanne Clifton) are on their way to visit an old science teacher Dr Scott
(Ross Chisari) Their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the only
thing in sight is a creepy looking old castle.
They decide to knock on the door to ask to use the telephone…that’s
where the fun (and madness) begins as we meet Frank N Furter and his “friends”…
Taking on the part of the Narrator is Dom Joly, best known
for his smash hit Channel 4 hidden camera series “Trigger Happy” Dom makes for
a dry and very witty narrator, giving as good as he gets with the notoriously quick
audience heckling – some of the retorts had the audience crying with laughter!
Before you know it, you will be up on your feet doing “The
Time Warp” (you won’t see a thing unless you partake!) This is the obvious
highlight and the thrilled audience screamed with pleasure as Frank N Furter (the amazing Stephen Webb)
makes his spectacular entrance. Webb
makes for a deliciously deviant Frank, full of sass, strutting his stuff across
the stage…exactly how he should be!
The show is as sharp as ever and without doubt a tad bizarre…
it’s fun, filthy and absolutely fabulous!
So get out those basques and stockings fellas… Let’s do the
time warp again!!
Enjoy!
Lily B X
