The star will return to the role of Frank ‘n’ Further in the show for the first time in the UK for more than 25 years.
Jason will be donning his fishnets for audiences after a sellout season at the Theatre Royal, Sydney. He made his West End Debut in 1991 in the London revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
The tour opens at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 19th August before visiting theatres across the UK including York’s Grand Opera House, Theatre Royal in Bath, Lyceum in Sheffield and the Playhouse in Liverpool. It is currently booking until February 2025.
Jason will perform at most of the venues in the show which features timeless classics such as Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet and the popular Time Warp.
He said: “I am thrilled to dive into the exhilarating role of Frank ‘n’ Furter with a fantastic new cast and Time Warp with audiences throughout the UK. We promise to deliver the freshest Rocky ever, that audiences will not forget. So, buckle up, as the show promises to be a wild and wicked ride.”
About The Rocky Horrow Show
It was first performed to an audience of 63 people at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs in 1973. It was an immediate success and transferred to the Chelsea Classic Cinema, before going on to run at the Kings Road Theatre and the Comedy Theatre in the West End.
Since opening, The Rocky Horror Show has become the longest continuous run of a contemporary musical anywhere in the world, seen by more than 30 million people in over 30 countries.
“We promise to deliver the freshest Rocky EVER, that audiences will not forget.”
Jason Donovan
It 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 while 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
In 1975 it was transformed into a film called The Rocky Horror Picture Show which took over $135 million at the Box Office and is still shown in cinemas around the world more than 40 years after its premiere, making it the longest-running theatrical release in cinema history.
For information and tickets go to rockyhorror.co.uk
