The Rocky Horror Show is a cult musical in which sweethearts Brad and Janet discover the creepy mansion of Dr Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist from Transexual, Transylvania. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation: a muscular man named Rocky.

Production Details

Artscape Opera House: 6 December – 12 January.
Teatro at Montecasino: 17 January – 1 March.

Presented by Pieter Toerien and Howard Panter. Producers: Pieter Toerien, Howard Panter and Rose Mary Squire for Trafalger Theatre Productions, Rocky Horror Company. Rocky Horror Company Directors: Richard O’Brien, Howard Panter, Trevor Horn. Executive Producer: Meryl Faiers. Finance: Martin Cook. For Pieter Toerien Productions: Ande Gibson, Mark Sage, Geraldine Swanepoel, Dylan Sage, Dean Roberts, Courtney Johnson, Darryl Evans, Michael de Beer, Progress Mphande, William Haycock.

Director: Christopher Luscombe. Resident Director: Anton Luitingh. Dialect Coach: Fiona Ramsay. 

Musical Director: Bryan Schimmel. Musical Arrangements: Richard Hartley. Additional Musical Arrangements: Simon Beck. Music Supervisor: Tony Castro. Keyboard Programmer: Mark Warman. Band: Bryan Schimmel (keyboard), Wian Joubert (drums), Christian Lombard (guitar), Stephen Maycock (bass), Jed Peterson (tenor sax).

Choreographer: Nathan M Wright. Associate Choreographer: Andrew Ahern. Assistant Choreographer: Katie Monks.

Cast: Craig Urbani (Frank N Furter), Kate Normington (Narrator), Didintle Khunou (Janet), Anthony Downing (Brad), Stefania Du Toit (Columbia), Zak Hendricks (Eddie/Dr Scott), Jarryd Nurden (Rocky), Marlee van der Merwe (Usherette/Magenta), Kristian Lavercombe (Riff Raff/Frank N Furter Understudy), Sean John Louw (Phantom/Riff Raff Understudy/Rocky Understudy/Eddie Understudy/Dr Scott Understudy), Usisipho Nteyi (Phantom), Jessica Sole (Phantom/Janet Understudy/Narrator Understudy), Robin Timm (Phantom/Brad Understudy), Andrew Ahern (Swing/Riff Raff Understudy/Frank N Furter Understudy), Tyla Dee Nurden (Swing/Magenta Understudy/Columbia Understudy).

Costume Design: Sue Blane. Associate Costume Designer: Christopher Porter. Costume Coordinator: Penny Simpson. HOD Wardrobe: Lineza Louw. HOD Wigs: Morne Lourens. Deputy Wardrobe/Assistant Wigs: Tinecke Peacock.

Set Design: Hugh Durrant.

Lighting Design: Nick Richings. Lighting: Glenn Duncan.

Sound Design: Gareth Owen. Associate Sound Designer: Matt Peploe. Sound Operator: Zara Gafney.

Production Managers: Simon Gooding and Matt Jones for SGPM. Production Assistant: Ande Gibson. Company Manager: Johan Kupferberger. Production Stage Manager: Alyssa Harrison. Assistant Stage Manage/Book Cover: Naret Loots. Assistant Stage Manager/Make Up Assistant: Nathan Kruger. Assistant Stage Manager: Brandon Moulder.

Reviews: BizCommunity, BroadwayWorld, The Cape Robyn, Theatre Scene Cape Town, Weekend Special.

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