The Rocky Horror Show is coming to Liverpool with audiences encouraged to dress up

Richard O’Brien’s ‘legendary’ rock ‘n’ roll musical The Rocky Horror Show is coming to Liverpool.

The musical follows colleagues Brad and his fiancee Janet, who find themselves stranded on a stormy night after their car breaks down. The couple encounter strange incidents when they seek shelter in a nearby castle belonging to Frank-N-Furter, an “eccentric transvestite”.

The show will once again tour across the UK and stop off at the Playhouse Theater for over a month during the Christmas season.

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The cast, which has yet to be announced, is said to be “bringing the biggest party yet to audiences across the country” on the upcoming tour. Directed by Christopher Luscombe, it will feature all the much-loved musical numbers including Sweet Travestite, Dammit Janet and The Time-Warp.

The Rocky Horror Show is described as a “guaranteed party, combining famous sci-fi, horror, comedy and music, while encouraging audience participation – meaning, of course, dressing up in the most outrageous fancy dress.”

The show runs at Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 3 December 2024 to Saturday 4 January 2025.

The same production came to the Liverpool Empire in 2022. ECHO journalist Elle May Rice gave it four stars and said it had audiences “on their feet and dancing away”.

She added: “The performance was a party like no other. The production certainly lives up to its storied history.

“The Rocky Horror Show has everything you love about theater – amazing sets that transform perfectly, glorious costumes and a cast that blows your mind.

“With costumes that bring the characters to life, from Brad and Janet’s Sunday best to Rocky’s hot leopard print pants and Frank’s outrageous fishnets and beret, it’s hard to take your eyes off the stage, even for a second.”

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