Entertainment Swindon

The biggest cult following iconic stage show is coming to Swindon… Producers of Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’roll musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show announced a three month extension with additional dates and venues between February & May 2025, along with further casting for the 2024/25 UK tour.

Even more theatregoers, especially fans of the iconic cult followed musical will now get this musical extravaganza come to their home town to experience what decades of fans have enjoyed in their local theatres, and this includes Swindon’s very on Wyvern Theatre.

Adam Strong who has already starred in We Will Rock You & Disney’s Aladdin will be making his Rocky Horror debut, playing Frank N Furter from February 2025 which will include the Wyvern Theatre, bringing the Westend’s biggest party to Swindon Audiences.

Brad will be played by Connor Carson, Janet by Lauren Chia, Riff Raff by Job Greuter and Magenta/Usherette by Natasha Hoeberigs. Columbia will be played by Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli, Rocky by Morgan Jackson and Eddie / Dr Scott by Edward Bullingham. 

Completing the cast are Phantoms Ryan Carter-Wilson, Arthur Janes, Hollie Nelson, Erica Wild with on-stage swing Alex Hetherington and on-stage swing/dance captain Stacey Monahan.  Casting for The Narrator will be announced soon.

Producer Howard Panter said: “I’m delighted to announce that we are extending the 2024/2025 tour for a further three months in the spring next year. We’ve assembled a first class cast to deliver a guaranteed party at every performance, as the show continues to thrill audiences across the UK.”

The Rocky Horror Show defies space and time as it continues to captivate audiences around the world, many of which weren’t even born when the show first hit the stage in 1973 featuring all the outrageous characters and infectious energy that has made the show a global phenomenon for over five decades. Directed by Christopher Luscombe, the smash hit show features all the famous musical numbers which have made the Rocky Horror Show such a huge hit for 50 years and counting, including “Sweet Transvestite”, “Science Fiction/Double Feature”, “Dammit Janet” and, of course, the timeless floor-filler, “Time Warp”.

The show tells the story of Brad and his fiancée Janet, two squeaky clean college kids who meet Dr Frank’n’Furter by chance when their car breaks down outside his house whilst on their way to visit their favourite college professor. It’s an adventure they’ll never forget, with fun, frolics, frocks and frivolity, bursting with timeless songs and outrageous outfits. The Rocky Horror Show is a guaranteed party, which famously combines science-fiction, horror, comedy and music while encouraging audience participation – meaning, of course, getting dressed-up in the most outrageous fancy dress. 

The Rocky Horror Show first began life in 1973 before an audience of just 63 people in the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs. It was an immediate success and transferred to the Chelsea Classic Cinema, before going on to run at the Kings Road Theatre, 1973-79 and the Comedy Theatre in the West End, 1979-80. 

Since it first opened, the Rocky Horror Show has become the longest continuous run of a contemporary musical anywhere in the world. The show has been seen by over 30million people worldwide in more than 30 countries and translated into 20 languages as it continues to delight audiences on its sell-out tour. 

In 1975 it was transformed into a film called ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. This film adaptation took over $135million at the Box Office and is still shown in cinemas around the world more than 40years after its premiere, making it the longest running theatrical release in cinema history. Many stars including Russell Crowe, Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Jerry Springer, Jason Donovan and Meatloaf have appeared in the Rocky Horror Show over the past 50 years. 

Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, the Rocky Horror Show is the boldest bash of them all. But be warned, this show has rude parts! Tickets for these additional dates are on sale now from RockyHorror.co.uk.