Comedian Norman Pace will be joining the cast of the smash hit musical Rocky Horror Show next month. He will join fellow comedian Steve Punt and Coronation Street star Charlie Condou to share the legendary role of The Narrator on the UK tour which is currently smashing box office records in venues from Brighton to Liverpool, Birmingham to Sunderland.
Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical.
Following critically acclaimed performances on the tour earlier this year, Steve Punt will reprise the role in Cardiff, Sunderland, Southampton, Wimbledon, York, Aylesbury, Nottingham, Richmond, Malvern and Stoke. In Bradford - back by popular demand - following his hilarious performance in Manchester, Charlie Condou will be slipping his suspenders back on for two performances on Friday 18th March.
Norman Pace will make his Rocky Horror Show debut in Torquay, and will then perform in Bradford, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dartford, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, Woking, Leicester, Watford, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Canterbury, Glasgow, Southend and Bournemouth. The unique show also stars Diana Vickers, Ben Freeman and Liam Tamne.
Steve Punt has been half of Punt and Dennis for many years and has co-hosted The Now Show on Radio 4 since its inception in 1998. Steve also presents the university quiz The Third Degree and the light-hearted investigative show Punt PI for Radio 4. Steve’s TV writing and performing credits include Canned Carrott, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Punt and Dennis, Mock the Week and Horrible Histories. In 2011 Steve played Eric Idle in BBC4's Holy Flying Circus.
Norman Pace, one half of comedy duo Hale and Pace, has become an accomplished actor in his own right, with guest lead roles in BBC’s Casualty and ITV’s The Last Detective. He made his West End debut as ‘Amos Hart’ in Chicago in 1999 and has since gone on to perform in the UK tours of Honk, A Slice Of Saturday Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Satin ‘N’ Steel, Breakfast With Johnny Wilkinson, Donkeys Ears, Our Man In Havana, Dry Rot, Charley’s Aunt, Annie Get Your Gun and most recently One Man Two Guvnors.
Charlie Condou is best known for playing Marcus Dent in Coronation Street for four years and his successful column ‘The Three of Us’ in The Guardian. Charlie’s other television credits include Me, You, and The Apocalypse, The Impressionists and Midsomer Murders. On the silver screen, Charlie has starred in Good, Fred Claus and Charlotte Grey, while some of his theatre roles include Next Fall (Southwark Playhouse), Dying for It (The Almeida), The Changeling (Southwark Playhouse) and Shopping and F***king (UK Tour).
Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical. It has been performed worldwide for over 40 years in over 30 countries, selling out in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Austria, and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Director Christopher Luscombe created a stunning new production to celebrate the 40th Anniversary, which famously combines science-fiction, horror, comedy and music and encourages audience participation. This critically acclaimed version of the classic show, which 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 – is back by popular demand, embarking on a year-long national adventure.
This musical extravaganza features all of its famous musical classics including Science Fiction/Double Feature, Dammit Janet and of course, the timeless floor-filler, The Time-Warp.
Many stars, including Russell Crowe, Tim Curry, Jerry Springer and Meatloaf have appeared in The Rocky Horror Show over the past four decades. Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is the boldest bash of them all. Be warned, this show has rude parts!
Tour Info:
08 – 13 February 2016 Cardiff: New Theatre
15 – 20 February 2016 Sunderland: Empire Theatre
22 – 27 February 2016 Southampton: Mayflower
29 February – 5 March 2016 Wimbledon: New Wimbledon Theatre
07 – 12 March 2016 Torquay: Princess Theatre
14 – 19 March 2016 Bradford: Alhambra
28 March – 2 April 2016 Edinburgh: Playhouse Theatre
4 – 9 April 2016 Belfast: Grand Opera House
11 – 16 April 2016 York: Opera House
18 – 23 April 2016 Aylesbury: Waterside Theatre
25 – 30 April 2016 Nottingham: Theatre Royal
02 – 07 May 2016 Richmond: Richmond Theatre
09 – 14 May 2016 Malvern: Malvern Theatres
23 – 28 May 2016 Stoke: Regent Theatre
6 – 11 June 2016 Dartford: Orchard
13 – 18 June 2016 Wolverhampton: Wolverhampton Grand
20 – 25 June 2016 Sheffield: Sheffield Lyceum
27 June – 3 July 2016 Woking: New Victoria Theatre
4 – 9 July 2016 Leicester: Curve
11 – 16 July 2016 Watford: Watford Colosseum
18 – 24 July 2016 Bristol: Hippodrome
25 – 30 July 2016 Milton Keynes: Milton Keynes Theatre
1 – 6 August 2016 Canterbury: Marlowe Theatre
8 – 13 August 2016 Glasgow: King’s Theatre
15-20 August 2016 Southend: Cliffs Pavillion
22 – 27 August 2016 Bournemouth: Pavilion
05 – 10 September 2016 Aberdeen: His Majesty’s Theatre
12 – 17 September 2016 Norwich: Theatre Royal
19 – 24 September 2016 Eastbourne: Congress Theatre
26 Sept – 1 October 2016 Oxford: New Theatre
3 – 8 October 2016 Dublin: Bord Gais Energy
10 – 15 October 2016 Birmingham: New Alexandra Theatre
