Richard O’Brien to narrate new West End run of The Rocky Horror Show

The show’s creator returns to the stage for limited West End run
Storyteller: O’Brien will return to the West End to narrate the latest run of The Rocky Horror Show
TONY BUCKINGHAM
Ben Norum31 July 2015

A new London production of The Rocky Horror Show will be narrated by its creator Richard O’Brien for the first time in more than 20 years.

The former Crystal Maze host will take to the stage for 11 special performances at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End during September before the show embarks on a UK tour.

A special gala night featuring special celebrity guests on September 17 will also be broadcast live from the theatre to cinemas across the UK and Europe, in aid of charity Amnesty International.

Back in the day: Windsor Davies , Sophie Lawrence and Richard O'Brien at a Photocall for the original The Rocky Horror Show, taken in 1994 (Picture: Alex Lentati)
ALEX LENTATI

The show will be directed by Christopher Luscombe and produced by Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group.

O'Brien spoke to WhatsOnStage about the success of the show: "None of us expected it. One of the great things is that it's a work of juvenilia, isn't it. It really is a childish piece of work but it brings great joy to people."

He also joked: "I love playing the Narrator, I don't have to do any work, everyone else does it."

On film: Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975

Tickets go on sale on Saturday August 1. Visit playhousetheatrelondon.com

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