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Joanne Clifton (Janet) Duncan James (Frank) Ben Adams (Brad) photo by Richard Davenport
14th May, 2019

Review: The Rocky Horror Show at the Alexandra, Birmingham

BrumHour was invited to the press night of The Rocky Horror Show by The Alexandra.
Please note this post contains affiliate links.

By Dave Massey twitter.com/BrumHour

Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show at The Alexandra

Written by Richard O’Brien, Directed by Christopher Luscombe

Rocky Horror is right to call itself a Legendary Rock and Roll Musical. The fantastic science fiction show just zips on by at two hours including interval. If you dress up and have a bit of dutch courage you will enjoy this brilliantly rolocking show even more. There’s loads of characters to choose from.

Joanne Clifton (Janet) Duncan James (Frank) Ben Adams (Brad) photo by Richard Davenport

When Brad (Ben Adams) and Janet’s (Joanne Clifton) car breaks down outside a strange castle the are unprepared for the sexual visitors who already reside there.

Packed full of brilliant songs from The Time Warp to Sweet Transvestite and Laura Harrison (Magenta) belting out Science Fiction Double Feature as the Usherette.

Alison Hammond as the Narrator in the Rocky Horror Show UK Tour photo by Shaun Webb

Appearing exclusively to Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre is the one and only Alison Hammond as the narrator. The reception Alison received was fantastic and certainly proved a worthy narrator joining the cast. The audience has lines they can shout out too at different points and scripts for the audience are available one several websites.

This restaged version is a transforming set which takes the audience from the dark wet streets through to Frank N Furter’s (Duncan James puts on a brilliant performance in full on heels and suspenders) lab where he is building the ultimate man for himself, Rocky (Callum Evans).

Laura Harrison (Magenta) Duncan James (Frank) Kristian Lavercombe (Riff Raff) Miracle Chance (Columbia) Callum Evans (Rocky) photo by Richard Davenport

Aside from great vocals from Ben Adams and Joanne Clifton there are the assured performances of Miracle Chance as Columbia, Ross Chisari in dual roles as Eddie and Doctor Scott, plus Rocky Horror veteran Kristian Lavercombe brings an even more Richard O’Brien style to Riff Raff than I remember from previous performances.

The Rocky Horror Show is just fantastic and was top of my list for returning shows coming to Birmingham this year. Book tickets while you can, before 25th May at The Alexandra.
atgtickets.com/shows/the-rocky-horror-show/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

Tour Dates continue at:

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent from 3rd to 8th: Book tickets with BrumHour’s affiliate link here.

Bristol Hippodrome from 17th to 22nd June: Book tickets with BrumHour’s affiliate link here.

Cambridge Arts Theatre from 15th to 20th July: cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/rocky-horror-show

Malvern Theatres from 22nd to 27th July: malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/rocky-horror-show

Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea from 29th July to 3rd August: southendtheatres.org.uk/online/tickets-the-rocky-horror-show-southend-2019

Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham from 28th August to 1st September: trch.co.uk/whats-on/rocky-horror-show-19

Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe from 9th to 14th September: wycombeswan.co.uk/online/tickets-rocky-horror-wycombe-2019

The Orchard Theatre, Dartford from 23rd to 28th September: orchardtheatre.co.uk/online/tickets-the-rocky-horror-show-dartford-2019

And Wolverhampton Grand from 14th to 19th October: grandtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-rocky-horror-show


This isn’t a sponsored post.

When not writing about theatre for BrumHour, or producing Interval Theatre for Brum Radio (Tuesdays 3pm) brumradio.com/intervaltheatre, 
Dave Massey can be found eating crisps and claiming to be at the gym. And tweeting about Birmingham for #BrumHour.

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