The legendary cult musical The Rocky Horror Show, presented by Pieter Toerien Productions in association with the Luitingh Alexander Musical Theatre Academy (LAMTA), returns to Cape Town after a sell out run in May. This electrifying staging by director Steven Stead unleashes all the wild energy, wicked humour and rock ’n’ roll rebellion that has made the show a global phenomenon for over 50 years.
The show stars an award-winning South African cast led by Craig Urbani (We Will Rock You), who reprises his role as Frank-N-Furter, with Léa Blerk (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoa) as Janet, Robert Everson (Noises Off) as Brad. Other cast members include Schoemann Smit as Riff, Jasmine Minter as Magenta, Anna Olivier as Columbia, Natasha Sutherland as the Narrator, Micah Stokajovic as Rocky and Zak Hendrikz as Eddie/Dr Scott, with Miguel de Sampaio, Tjaart van der Walt, Cleo Wesley, Alessia Gironi, Taya Pearson, Gabi Knight and Sasha Duffy making up the stellar ensemble.
The Rocky Horror Show has become one of the most celebrated musicals of all time, shattering conventions and gleefully celebrating individuality, freedom of expression and unapologetic self-discovery. From the moment sweethearts Brad and Janet experience a stormy night, a flat tyre and a detour to a mysterious castle, audiences are swept into a world where nothing is quite what it seems and everything is possible.
Inside the castle, they encounter the charismatic, corset-clad 'sweet transvestite' Dr Frank ’n’ Furter, his eccentric household and the muscle-bound creation Rocky, brought to life in a riot of glitter, glam and guitar riffs. What unfolds is a deliciously subversive journey of transformation, temptation and self-realisation fuelled by rock anthems including Time Warp, Sweet Transvestite and Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul.